diff --git a/src/inet/visualizer/canvas/scene/NetworkNodeCanvasVisualization.cc b/src/inet/visualizer/canvas/scene/NetworkNodeCanvasVisualization.cc
index 5843e1ab9bd..43df498fcb6 100644
--- a/src/inet/visualizer/canvas/scene/NetworkNodeCanvasVisualization.cc
+++ b/src/inet/visualizer/canvas/scene/NetworkNodeCanvasVisualization.cc
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ NetworkNodeCanvasVisualization::NetworkNodeCanvasVisualization(cModule *networkN
     annotationFigure = new cPanelFigure("annotation");
     addFigure(annotationFigure);
     submoduleBounds = getEnvir()->getSubmoduleBounds(networkNode);
-    submoduleBounds.height += 32; // KLUDGE extend bounds for submodule name label
     submoduleBounds.x = -submoduleBounds.width / 2;
     submoduleBounds.y = -submoduleBounds.height / 2;
+    submoduleBounds.height += 32; // KLUDGE extend bounds for submodule name label
     if (networkNode->hasPar("canvasImage") && strlen(networkNode->par("canvasImage")) != 0) {
         imageFigure = new cImageFigure("node");
         imageFigure->setTooltip("This image represents a network node");