diff --git a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
index facee62ea1..4d745088ac 100644
--- a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ SplashScreen::SplashScreen(Qt::WindowFlags f, const NetworkStyle *networkStyle)
     // check font size and drawing with
     pixPaint.setFont(QFont(font, 33*fontFactor));
     QFontMetrics fm = pixPaint.fontMetrics();
-    int titleTextWidth  = fm.width(titleText);
-    if(titleTextWidth > 160) {
-        // strange font rendering, Arial probably not found
-        fontFactor = 0.75;
+    int titleTextWidth = fm.width(titleText);
+    if (titleTextWidth > 176) {
+        fontFactor = fontFactor * 176 / titleTextWidth;
     }
 
     pixPaint.setFont(QFont(font, 33*fontFactor));