diff --git a/kontact/src/iconsidepane.cpp b/kontact/src/iconsidepane.cpp
index cb02a84cc7d7e49abdcd950ebdbbdcb015e5d1e1..e5e961c7df13427afbbb309ef664fd96e956b960 100644
--- a/kontact/src/iconsidepane.cpp
+++ b/kontact/src/iconsidepane.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ QSize Navigator::sizeHint() const
 
     int viewHeight = QListView::sizeHint().height();
 
-    return QSize(maxWidth + rect().width() - contentsRect().width(), viewHeight);
+    QSize size(maxWidth + rect().width() - contentsRect().width(), viewHeight);
+    return size;
 }
 
 void Navigator::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event)
@@ -554,7 +555,8 @@ void IconSidePane::updatePlugins()
 void IconSidePane::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event);
-    setMaximumWidth(mNavigator->sizeHint().width());
-    setMinimumWidth(mNavigator->sizeHint().width());
+    const int newWidth(mNavigator->sizeHint().width());
+    setFixedWidth(newWidth);
+    mNavigator->setFixedWidth(newWidth);
 }
 
diff --git a/kontact/src/sidepanebase.cpp b/kontact/src/sidepanebase.cpp
index 40579a800c5de227475529c2dd7747eebf06a943..e9b68bd582b88dd9d78f1abb5ec67ac5bb6b50bc 100644
--- a/kontact/src/sidepanebase.cpp
+++ b/kontact/src/sidepanebase.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ using namespace Kontact;
 SidePaneBase::SidePaneBase(KontactInterface::Core *core, QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent), mCore(core)
 {
-    QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
+    QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setMargin(0);
-    setLayout(layout);
 }
 
 SidePaneBase::~SidePaneBase()