diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index ba318b1..69f28e7 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static const unsigned int alphas[SchemeLast][2] = {
 static unsigned int lines      = 0;
 /* -h option; minimum height of a menu line */
 static unsigned int lineheight = 23;
-static unsigned int min_lineheight = 8;
+static unsigned int min_lineheight = 10;
 
 /*
  * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words