diff --git a/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp b/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp
index f87ed50848..cd635681b0 100644
--- a/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ QuantitySpinBox::QuantitySpinBox(QWidget *parent)
     lineEdit()->setTextMargins(0, 2, 0, 2);
 #else
     // https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=50615
-    lineEdit()->setTextMargins(0, 2, 0, 4);
+    lineEdit()->setTextMargins(0, 2, 0, 0);
 #endif
 
     QObject::connect(iconLabel, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(openFormulaDialog()));