diff --git a/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.cpp b/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.cpp
index 081caf9b38..94eb2b19bd 100644
--- a/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.cpp
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ RenderWidget::RenderWidget( RenderSystem* render_system, QWidget *parent )
   QApplication::flush();
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
   QApplication::syncX();
+  pixel_ratio_ = 1.0;
 #else
   QApplication::sync();
+  QWindow* window = windowHandle();
+  pixel_ratio_ = window ? window->devicePixelRatio() : 1.0;
 #endif
 
-  render_window_ = render_system_->makeRenderWindow(win_id, width(), height(), pixelRatio());
+  render_window_ = render_system_->makeRenderWindow(win_id, width(), height(), pixel_ratio_);
 }
 
 RenderWidget::~RenderWidget()
@@ -121,25 +124,13 @@ void RenderWidget::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *)
 {
   if( render_window_ )
   {
-    // render_window_->writeContentsToFile() (used in
-    // VisualizationFrame::onSaveImage()) does not work right for
-    // window with an odd width, so here I just always force it to be
-    // even.
-    const qreal ratio = pixelRatio();
-    const int w = width() * ratio;
-    render_window_->resize(w + (w % 2), height() * ratio);
+    /* render_window_->writeContentsToFile() (used in VisualizationFrame::onSaveImage())
+     * does not work right for window with an odd width.
+     * So here we just always force it to be even. */
+    const int w = width() * pixel_ratio_;
+    render_window_->resize(w + (w % 2), height() * pixel_ratio_);
     render_window_->windowMovedOrResized();
   }
 }
 
-qreal RenderWidget::pixelRatio() const
-{
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
-  return 1.0;
-#else
-  QWindow* window = windowHandle();
-  return window ? window->devicePixelRatio() : 1.0;
-#endif
-}
-
 } // end namespace rviz
diff --git a/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.h b/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.h
index 00143135c9..d8d05819f7 100644
--- a/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.h
+++ b/src/rviz/ogre_helpers/render_widget.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class RenderWidget: public QWidget
   virtual void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *e);
   virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e);
   virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e);
-  qreal pixelRatio() const;
 
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0, 0)
   QPaintEngine *paintEngine() const { return 0; }
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ class RenderWidget: public QWidget
 
   RenderSystem* render_system_;
   Ogre::RenderWindow* render_window_;
-
+  qreal pixel_ratio_;
   QFrame* renderFrame;
 };