diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui
index 8a332ecdaf..c5ce6d2fc0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Resources/ui/MeshGmsh.ui
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <item row="3" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::InputField" name="if_max">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <item row="4" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::InputField" name="if_min">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
            </sizepolicy>