diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index e7fdd06..180c4d8 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -3049,7 +3049,12 @@ Element.prototype._getCoords = function(get, noscroll) {
 
     // XXX
     // Fixes non-`fixed` labels to work with scrolling (they're ON the border):
-    b = 0;
+    if (this.position.left < 0
+        || this.position.right < 0
+        || this.position.top < 0
+        || this.position.bottom < 0) {
+      b = 0;
+    }
 
     if (yi < ppos.yi + b) {
       if (yl - 1 < ppos.yi + b) {