diff --git a/dmenu-5.0/config.def.h b/dmenu-5.0/config.def.h
index 0ebd3bc..b36ed3a 100644
--- a/dmenu-5.0/config.def.h
+++ b/dmenu-5.0/config.def.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
 static int centered = 1;                    /* -c option; centers dmenu on screen */
-static int min_width = 500;                    /* minimum width when centered */
+static int min_width = 550;                    /* minimum width when centered */
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"MesloLGS NF:size=11"
diff --git a/dmenu-5.0/config.h b/dmenu-5.0/config.h
index 0ebd3bc..b36ed3a 100644
--- a/dmenu-5.0/config.h
+++ b/dmenu-5.0/config.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
 static int centered = 1;                    /* -c option; centers dmenu on screen */
-static int min_width = 500;                    /* minimum width when centered */
+static int min_width = 550;                    /* minimum width when centered */
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"MesloLGS NF:size=11"