diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp
index 2683bafbc..99a5bc3c8 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/scaleengine.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int ScaleEngine::calcTickTextSize()
 
 	calcMajorTickUnits((m_rangeMax - m_rangeMin) / m_scale, &decimalPlaces);
 
-	return tickLen + decimalPlaces + 1;
+	return tickLen + decimalPlaces + 2;
 }
 
 void ScaleEngine::forceTwoTicks()