diff --git a/src/DialogFeatures.cc b/src/DialogFeatures.cc
index 6ce63e7a..10f5fc79 100644
--- a/src/DialogFeatures.cc
+++ b/src/DialogFeatures.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ DialogFeatures::DialogFeatures()
 	str_temp += "\n" ;
 	str_temp += _("Not all actions are available on all file systems, in part due to the nature of file systems and limitations in the required software.") ;
 	legend_narrative_hbox ->pack_start( *Utils::mk_label( str_temp, true, true ), Gtk::PACK_SHRINK ) ;
-	legend_hbox ->pack_start( *legend_narrative_hbox ) ;
+	legend_hbox ->pack_start( *legend_narrative_hbox, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET, 6 ) ;
 
 	//icon legend
 	Gtk::VBox *icon_legend_vbox( manage( new Gtk::VBox() ) ) ;