diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java
index e1ae731c6d6d..68867c13efe1 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/DialogWrapper.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public abstract class DialogWrapper {
           if (!myResizeInProgress) {
             myActualSize = myPeer.getSize();
             if (myErrorText != null && myErrorText.isVisible()) {
-              myActualSize.height -= myErrorText.myLabel.getHeight();
+              myActualSize.height -= myErrorText.getMinimumSize().height;
             }
           }
         }