diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 065ebbd..1c4b7ad 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static const unsigned int alphas[SchemeLast][2] = {
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
 /* -h option; minimum height of a menu line */
-static unsigned int lineheight = 27;
+static unsigned int lineheight = 24;
 static unsigned int min_lineheight = 10;
 
 /*