diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index ddabe184..98b21af9 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
    { rule = { },
      properties = { border_width = beautiful.border_width,
                     border_color = beautiful.border_normal,
+                    size_hints_honor = false,
                     focus = true,
                     keys = clientkeys,
                     buttons = clientbuttons } },