diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.pcss b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.pcss
index ed27991839..3a463318e1 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.pcss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.pcss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
 
 .mx_IRCLayout {
-    --name-width: 70px;
+    --name-width: 80px; // cf. ircDisplayNameWidth on Settings.tsx
     --icon-width: 14px;
     --right-padding: 5px;