diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/timewidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/timewidget.lua
index 172bd9895..bf2ad6374 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/timewidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/timewidget.lua
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function TimeWidget:update()
         alignment = "center",
         face = self.title_face,
         bold = true,
-        width = math.floor(self.screen_width * 0.05),
+        width = math.floor(math.min(self.screen_width, self.screen_height) * 0.05),
     }
     local time_group = HorizontalGroup:new{
         align = "center",