fix #1496

diff --git a/lib/common/shapes.c b/lib/common/shapes.c
index 8955e7212cbe106761a1eea6a73ab1d83a73ac64..04894ff0c67d87a36d9a46548099226469875c20 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/common/shapes.c
+++ b/lib/common/shapes.c
@@ -844,10 +844,11 @@ static void poly_init(node_t * n)
          * We assume the ellipse is defined by a scaling up of bb.
          */
        temp = bb.y * SQRT2;
-       /* if there is height to spare and the label is centered vertically */
        if (height > temp && ND_label(n)->valign == 'c') {
+           /* if there is height to spare
+            * and the label is centered vertically
+            * then just pad x in proportion to the spare height */
            bb.x *= sqrt(1. / (1. - SQR(bb.y / height)));
-           bb.y = height;
        }
        else {
            bb.x *= SQRT2;