diff --git a/src/wmspec.c b/src/wmspec.c
index f73f1501..d2b335b2 100644
--- a/src/wmspec.c
+++ b/src/wmspec.c
@@ -1310,21 +1310,16 @@ static Bool updateNetIconInfo(WWindow * wwin)
 	return hasState;
 }
 
-Bool wNETWMCheckInitialClientState(WWindow * wwin)
+void wNETWMCheckInitialClientState(WWindow *wwin)
 {
-	Bool hasState = False;
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_WMSPEC
 	wmessage("wNETWMCheckInitialClientState");
 #endif
 
 	wNETWMShowingDesktop(wwin->screen_ptr, False);
 
-	hasState |= updateNetIconInfo(wwin);
-
+	updateNetIconInfo(wwin);
 	updateIconImage(wwin);
-
-	return hasState;
 }
 
 static void handleDesktopNames(XClientMessageEvent * event, WScreen * scr)
diff --git a/src/wmspec.h b/src/wmspec.h
index e7438dc9..fd70052f 100644
--- a/src/wmspec.h
+++ b/src/wmspec.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void wNETWMInitStuff(WScreen *scr);
 void wNETWMCleanup(WScreen *scr);
 void wNETWMUpdateWorkarea(WScreen *scr, WArea usableArea);
 Bool wNETWMGetUsableArea(WScreen *scr, int head, WArea *area);
-Bool wNETWMCheckInitialClientState(WWindow *wwin);
+void wNETWMCheckInitialClientState(WWindow *wwin);
 Bool wNETWMProcessClientMessage(XClientMessageEvent *event);
 Bool wNETWMCheckClientHints(WWindow *wwin, int *layer, int *workspace);
 Bool wNETWMCheckClientHintChange(WWindow *wwin, XPropertyEvent *event);