diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TableHeaderComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TableHeaderComponent.cpp
index 82558580e2..94cabd58f8 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TableHeaderComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TableHeaderComponent.cpp
@@ -174,12 +174,13 @@ void TableHeaderComponent::setColumnWidth (const int columnId, const int newWidt
 {
     if (auto* ci = getInfoForId (columnId))
     {
-        if (ci->width != newWidth)
+        const auto newWidthToUse = jlimit (ci->minimumWidth, ci->maximumWidth, newWidth);
+
+        if (ci->width != newWidthToUse)
         {
             auto numColumns = getNumColumns (true);
 
-            ci->lastDeliberateWidth = ci->width
-                = jlimit (ci->minimumWidth, ci->maximumWidth, newWidth);
+            ci->lastDeliberateWidth = ci->width = newWidthToUse;
 
             if (stretchToFit)
             {