diff --git a/data/gui/race_paused_dialog.stkgui b/data/gui/race_paused_dialog.stkgui
index f8a19c343..cf19918b5 100644
--- a/data/gui/race_paused_dialog.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/race_paused_dialog.stkgui
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <stkgui>
-    <div x="2%" y="5%" width="90%" height="90%" layout="vertical-row" >
+    <div x="2%" y="5%" width="96%" height="90%" layout="vertical-row" >
         <header id="title" width="100%" text_align="center" text="Paused" proportion="2" />
 
         <!-- FIXME: some play in proportions occur below because the text of an icon