diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ComboContentLayout.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ComboContentLayout.java
index 22dfd22b7dfd..e8045e84cfed 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ComboContentLayout.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/content/ComboContentLayout.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class ComboContentLayout extends ContentLayout {
 
   @Override
   public void showContentPopup(ListPopup listPopup) {
-    listPopup.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(myComboLabel.getPreferredSize().width, 0));
+    listPopup.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(myComboLabel.getSize().width, 0));
     listPopup.showUnderneathOf(myComboLabel);
   }