diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index 2a60adf2..6de676c3 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ void update_text_area() {
   if (fixed_size == 0)
 #endif
   {
-    text_size = conky::vec2i(dpi_scale(minimum_width.get(*state)), 0);
+    text_size = conky::vec2i(minimum_width.get(*state), 0);
     last_font_height = font_height();
     for_each_line(text_buffer, text_size_updater);
     text_size += conky::vec2i::UnitX();
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static int text_size_updater(char *s, int special_index) {
 
   if (w > text_size.x()) { text_size.set_x(w); }
   int mw = maximum_width.get(*state);
-  if (text_size.x() > mw && mw > 0) { text_size.set_x(mw); }
+  if (mw > 0) { text_size.set_x(std::min(mw, text_size.x())); }
 
   text_size += conky::vec2i(0, last_font_height);
   last_font_height = font_height();
diff --git a/src/display-wayland.cc b/src/display-wayland.cc
index e1c2f9d0..ae80f5f9 100644
--- a/src/display-wayland.cc
+++ b/src/display-wayland.cc
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ bool display_output_wayland::main_loop_wait(double t) {
          text_size.y() + 2 * border_total != height || scale_changed)) {
       /* clamp text_width to configured maximum */
       if (maximum_width.get(*state)) {
-        int mw = global_window->scale * maximum_width.get(*state);
-        if (text_size.x() > mw && mw > 0) { text_size.set_x(mw); }
+        int mw = maximum_width.get(*state);
+        if (mw > 0) { text_size.set_x(std::min(mw, text_size.x())); }
       }
 
       /* pending scale will be applied by resizing the window */
diff --git a/src/display-x11.cc b/src/display-x11.cc
index bda18b0f..a7a4d98c 100644
--- a/src/display-x11.cc
+++ b/src/display-x11.cc
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ bool handle_event<x_event_handler::CONFIGURE>(
 
       // don't apply dpi scaling to max pixel size
       int mw = maximum_width.get(*state);
-      if (text_size.x() > mw && mw > 0) { text_size.set_x(mw); }
+      if (mw > 0) { text_size.set_x(std::min(mw, text_size.x())); }
     }
 
     /* if position isn't what expected, set fixed pos