diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc
index dd5471ba9f..5c7f0c3f8e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view.cc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ TimeAxisView::TimeAxisView (ARDOUR::Session& sess, PublicEditor& ed, TimeAxisVie
 	controls_table.set_col_spacings (0);
 	controls_table.set_homogeneous (true);
 
-	controls_table.attach (name_hbox, 0, 4, 0, 1, Gtk::SHRINK|Gtk::EXPAND, Gtk::SHRINK|Gtk::EXPAND);
+	controls_table.attach (name_hbox, 0, 4, 0, 1,  Gtk::FILL|Gtk::EXPAND,  Gtk::FILL|Gtk::EXPAND);
 	controls_table.show_all ();
 	controls_table.set_no_show_all ();