diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java
index 885afffcbb..29c5204e7c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_NOTIFICATIONS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarNavButtonController.BUTTON_QUICK_SETTINGS;
 
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.Config;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ public class DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController extends NavbarButtonsViewControl
     @Override
     public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers) {
         mControllers = controllers;
+        super.init(controllers);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void setupController() {
         mNavButtonsView.getLayoutParams().height = mContext.getDeviceProfile().taskbarHeight;
 
         // Quick settings and notifications buttons
@@ -72,4 +78,7 @@ public class DesktopNavbarButtonsViewController extends NavbarButtonsViewControl
     /** Cleans up on destroy */
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() { }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onConfigurationChanged(@Config int configChanges) { }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index fcd8c806e4..fa16b6125a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -219,11 +219,15 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableT
      */
     public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers) {
         mControllers = controllers;
+        setupController();
+    }
+
+    protected void setupController() {
         boolean isThreeButtonNav = mContext.isThreeButtonNav();
         DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mContext.getDeviceProfile();
         Resources resources = mContext.getResources();
         Point p = !mContext.isUserSetupComplete()
-                ? new Point(0, controllers.taskbarActivityContext.getSetupWindowHeight())
+                ? new Point(0, mControllers.taskbarActivityContext.getSetupWindowHeight())
                 : DimensionUtils.getTaskbarPhoneDimensions(deviceProfile, resources,
                         TaskbarManager.isPhoneMode(deviceProfile));
         mNavButtonsView.getLayoutParams().height = p.y;