diff --git a/res/css/views/spaces/_SpaceCreateMenu.scss b/res/css/views/spaces/_SpaceCreateMenu.scss
index 3f526a6bba..7084c2f20e 100644
--- a/res/css/views/spaces/_SpaceCreateMenu.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/spaces/_SpaceCreateMenu.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-$spacePanelWidth: 71px;
+$spacePanelWidth: 68px;
 
 .mx_SpaceCreateMenu_wrapper {
     // background blur everything except SpacePanel