diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/tabs/impl/JBTabsImpl.kt b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/tabs/impl/JBTabsImpl.kt
index 946242f2a636..ba269f819bf3 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/tabs/impl/JBTabsImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/tabs/impl/JBTabsImpl.kt
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ open class JBTabsImpl internal constructor(
       }
     }.addTo(this)
     scrollBarChangeListener = ChangeListener { updateTabsOffsetFromScrollBar() }
+    setTabsPosition(tabsPosition)
   }
 
   @Internal
@@ -1405,7 +1406,6 @@ open class JBTabsImpl internal constructor(
 
     assert(visibleInfos.isEmpty())
     visibleInfos.addAll(tabs)
-    setTabsPosition(tabsPosition) // update the divider visibility
     resetTabsCache()
   }