diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/DpiScaler.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/DpiScaler.cpp
index 05dccbe18..2a22f2259 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/DpiScaler.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/DpiScaler.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ DpiScaler::ratioFromFontHeight()
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     const int baseFontSize = 13;
 #else
-    const int baseFontSize = 7;
+    const int baseFontSize = 8;
 #endif
 
     qreal baseFontHeight = baseFontSize * basePpp; //we assume a minimum font size of 7pt