diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/preferences_dialog.ui b/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/preferences_dialog.ui
index b763e56f5..ddbe2bad3 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/preferences_dialog.ui
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/glade/preferences_dialog.ui
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@
     <property name="border_width">5</property>
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Preferences</property>
     <property name="window_position">center-on-parent</property>
-    <property name="default_width">500</property>
-    <property name="default_height">560</property>
+    <property name="default_width">450</property>
+    <property name="default_height">500</property>
     <property name="destroy_with_parent">True</property>
     <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <signal name="configure-event" handler="on_pref_dialog_configure_event" swapped="no"/>