diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index 4b32cdc9..0a15dda3 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -590,7 +590,6 @@ class ApplicationsButton extends PanelMenu.Button {
 
     _display() {
         this._applicationsButtons.clear();
-        this.mainBox.style = 'width: 35em;';
         this.mainBox.hide();
 
         // Load categories
diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/stylesheet.css b/extensions/apps-menu/stylesheet.css
index a5aae0b0..16eed17b 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/stylesheet.css
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/stylesheet.css
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
  */
 
+.apps-menu {width: 26em;}
+
 .apps-menu:ltr {
     padding-right: 3px;
 }