diff --git a/src/widget.cpp b/src/widget.cpp
index ac7b9bc02c..beaa808ed5 100644
--- a/src/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static inline void DrawCloseBox(const Rect &r, Colours colour, StringID str)
 {
 	assert(str == STR_BLACK_CROSS || str == STR_SILVER_CROSS); // black or silver cross
 	DrawFrameRect(r.left, r.top, r.right, r.bottom, colour, FR_NONE);
-	DrawString(r.left + WD_CLOSEBOX_LEFT, r.right - WD_CLOSEBOX_RIGHT, r.top + WD_CLOSEBOX_TOP, str, TC_FROMSTRING, SA_HOR_CENTER);
+	DrawString(r.left, r.right, r.top + WD_CLOSEBOX_TOP, str, TC_FROMSTRING, SA_HOR_CENTER);
 }
 
 /**