diff --git a/src/gui/card_link_window.cpp b/src/gui/card_link_window.cpp
index b0563a80..05e02544 100644
--- a/src/gui/card_link_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/card_link_window.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ExportCardSelectionChoice
 
 CardLinkWindow::CardLinkWindow(Window* parent, const SetP& set, const CardP& selected_card, bool sizer)
-  : wxDialog(parent, wxID_ANY, _TITLE_("link cards"), wxPoint(400,-1), wxDefaultSize, wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER)
+  : wxDialog(parent, wxID_ANY, _TITLE_("link cards"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE | wxRESIZE_BORDER)
   , set(set), parent(parent), selected_card(selected_card)
 {
   // init controls
diff --git a/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp b/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp
index ec97b10e..463a22df 100644
--- a/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/control/card_list.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ bool CardListBase::canLink() const {
   return card->findFreeLink(card->uid, set->card_uids) >= 0;
 }
 bool CardListBase::doLink() {
-  CardLinkWindow wnd(this, set, getCard());
+  CardLinkWindow wnd(this, set, getCard());
+  wnd.CentreOnParent();
   if (wnd.ShowModal() == wxID_OK) {
     // The actual linking is done in this window's onOk function
     return true;