diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList2.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList2.scss
index 40549d25b4..5b78020626 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList2.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomList2.scss
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ limitations under the License.
     // worry about in this stylesheet.
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap; // let the column overflow
 }