diff --git a/common/dialogs/panel_hotkeys_editor.cpp b/common/dialogs/panel_hotkeys_editor.cpp
index 346320985e..e561ac8564 100644
--- a/common/dialogs/panel_hotkeys_editor.cpp
+++ b/common/dialogs/panel_hotkeys_editor.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ PANEL_HOTKEYS_EDITOR::PANEL_HOTKEYS_EDITOR( EDA_BASE_FRAME* aFrame, wxWindow* aW
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
     // Work around a bug that clips the text vertically in the wxSearchCtrl on GTK
     filterSearch->SetMinSize( wxSize( filterSearch->GetSize().x,
-                                      int( filterSearch->GetSize().y * 1.5 ) ) );
+                                      int( filterSearch->GetSize().y * 1.6 ) ) );
 
     this->Layout();
 #endif