diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/IdeNotificationArea.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/IdeNotificationArea.java
index 79e434340247..c5319fcf9bc9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/IdeNotificationArea.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/IdeNotificationArea.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class IdeNotificationArea extends JLabel implements CustomStatusBarWidget
       myComponent = component;
       myTextColor = textColor;
       myFont = new Font(NotificationsUtil.getFontName(), Font.BOLD, 9);
-      myWidth = myComponent.getFontMetrics(myFont).stringWidth(myStr) + 1;
+      myWidth = myComponent.getFontMetrics(myFont).stringWidth(myStr);
     }
 
     @Override