diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/navigationpanel/NavigationPanel.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/navigationpanel/NavigationPanel.qml
index 55032c1d..dd80695e 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/navigationpanel/NavigationPanel.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/navigationpanel/NavigationPanel.qml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Item {
             when: root.width < root.height
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: icons
-                buttonLength: Math.min(PlasmaCore.Units.gridUnit * 10, icons.height * 0.9 / 3)
+                buttonLength: Math.min(PlasmaCore.Units.gridUnit * 10, icons.height * 0.8 / 3)
             }
             AnchorChanges {
                 target: leftButton
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Item {
             when: root.width >= root.height
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: icons
-                buttonLength: Math.min(PlasmaCore.Units.gridUnit * 8, icons.width * 0.9 / 3)
+                buttonLength: Math.min(PlasmaCore.Units.gridUnit * 8, icons.width * 0.8 / 3)
             }
             AnchorChanges {
                 target: leftButton