diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abiwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abiwidget.cpp
index fa6dc06ac0f..c6745625e4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abiwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abiwidget.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ AbiWidget::AbiWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     layout->setSpacing(2);
 
     d->m_abi = new QComboBox(this);
+    d->m_abi->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToMinimumContentsLengthWithIcon);
+    d->m_abi->setMinimumContentsLength(4);
     layout->addWidget(d->m_abi);
     connect(d->m_abi, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(modeChanged()));