diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionBarsView.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionBarsView.cpp
index b1576ac7e..1b3a5b620 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionBarsView.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionBarsView.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 #include <QPainter>
 
 
-static const int VIEW_HEIGHT = CalamaresUtils::defaultFontHeight() + 8;
+static const int VIEW_HEIGHT = qMax( CalamaresUtils::defaultFontHeight() + 8, // wins out with big fonts
+                                     (int)( CalamaresUtils::defaultFontHeight() * 0.6 ) + 22 ); // wins out with small fonts
 static const int CORNER_RADIUS = 3;
 static const int EXTENDED_PARTITION_MARGIN = qMax( 4, VIEW_HEIGHT / 6 );