diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/spinner_widget.hpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/spinner_widget.hpp
index 71cffe6ee..7dfd80032 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/spinner_widget.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/spinner_widget.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         
         /** When inferring widget size from its label length, this method will be called to
          * if/how much space must be added to the raw label's size for the widget to be large enough */
-        virtual int getHeightNeededAroundLabel() const { return 16; }
+        virtual int getHeightNeededAroundLabel() const { return 8; }
         
         /** Call only if this spinner is graphical. Returns the current texture to display */
         irr::video::ITexture* getTexture();