diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
index baa779c1c..dcf85ddb7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
@@ -342,10 +342,14 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         MyGUI::TextBox* skillNameWidget;
 
-        skillNameWidget = mSkillView->createWidget<MyGUI::TextBox>("SandText", coord1 + MyGUI::IntSize(coord2.width, 0), MyGUI::Align::Default);
+        skillNameWidget = mSkillView->createWidget<MyGUI::TextBox>("SandText", coord1, MyGUI::Align::Default);
+
         skillNameWidget->setCaption(text);
         skillNameWidget->eventMouseWheel += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &StatsWindow::onMouseWheel);
 
+        int textWidth = skillNameWidget->getTextSize().width;
+        skillNameWidget->setSize(textWidth, skillNameWidget->getHeight());
+
         mSkillWidgets.push_back(skillNameWidget);
 
         coord1.top += sLineHeight;