diff --git a/vendor/darwin/Foundation/NSWindow.odin b/vendor/darwin/Foundation/NSWindow.odin
index 2efbe8ba3..330af6012 100644
--- a/vendor/darwin/Foundation/NSWindow.odin
+++ b/vendor/darwin/Foundation/NSWindow.odin
@@ -103,7 +103,18 @@ Window_alloc :: proc() -> ^Window {
 
 @(objc_type=Window, objc_name="initWithContentRect")
 Window_initWithContentRect :: proc (self: ^Window, contentRect: Rect, styleMask: WindowStyleMask, backing: BackingStoreType, doDefer: bool) -> ^Window {
-	return msgSend(^Window, self, "initWithContentRect:styleMask:backing:defer:", contentRect, styleMask, backing, doDefer)
+	self := self
+	// HACK: due to a compiler bug, the generated calling code does not
+	// currently work for this message. Has to do with passing a struct along
+	// with other parameters, so we don't send the rect here.
+	// Omiting the rect argument here actually works, because of how the C
+	// calling conventions are defined.
+	self = msgSend(^Window, self, "initWithContentRect:styleMask:backing:defer:", styleMask, backing, doDefer)
+
+	// apply the contentRect now, since we did not pass it to the init call
+	msgSend(nil, self, "setContentSize:", contentRect.size)
+	msgSend(nil, self, "setFrameOrigin:", contentRect.origin)
+	return self
 }
 @(objc_type=Window, objc_name="contentView")
 Window_contentView :: proc(self: ^Window) -> ^View {