diff --git a/src/editor-view.coffee b/src/editor-view.coffee
index 673ec39ef..8e876b6bc 100644
--- a/src/editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-view.coffee
@@ -884,6 +884,8 @@ class EditorView extends View
     @setHeightInLines()
 
   recalculateDimensions: ->
+    return unless @attached
+
     oldCharWidth = @charWidth
     oldLineHeight = @lineHeight