diff --git a/src/gui/about_window.cpp b/src/gui/about_window.cpp
index fc1f4bcb..e58e6def 100644
--- a/src/gui/about_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/about_window.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ AboutWindow::AboutWindow(Window* parent)
   ok_button->Move(ws.GetWidth() - bs.GetWidth(),  ws.GetHeight() - bs.GetHeight()); // align bottom right
 }
 
+bool AboutWindow::Layout() {
+  return false;
+}
+
 void AboutWindow::onPaint(wxPaintEvent& ev) {
   wxBufferedPaintDC dc(this);
   draw(dc);
diff --git a/src/gui/about_window.hpp b/src/gui/about_window.hpp
index eeff0b59..322cc151 100644
--- a/src/gui/about_window.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/about_window.hpp
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
 
 /// Nice about dialog
 class AboutWindow : public wxDialog {
-  public:
+public:
   AboutWindow(Window* parent);
+
+  // Note: for some stupid reason, wxWindow::Layout makes the child of a window with a single child the same size as the whole window,
+  // we do not want that.
+  bool Layout() override;
   
-  private:
+private:
   DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE();
   
   // MSE logos