diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/layout/horizontal.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/layout/horizontal.lua.in
index 5f518fd9e..2e7bf6d72 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/layout/horizontal.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/layout/horizontal.lua.in
@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ local function horizontal(direction, bounds, widgets, screen)
                     height = 0,
                 }
             end
-            g.ratio = 1
-            if g.height > 0 then
-                g.ratio = g.width / g.height
+
+            if v.resize and g.width > 0 and g.height > 0 then
+                local ratio = g.width / g.height
+                g.width = math.floor(bounds.height * ratio)
+                g.height = bounds.height
             end
+
             if g.width > bounds.width then
                 g.width = bounds.width
             end
@@ -76,10 +79,6 @@ local function horizontal(direction, bounds, widgets, screen)
                 g.y = 0
             end
 
-            if v.resize and g.width > 0 then
-                g.width = math.floor(g.height * g.ratio)
-            end
-
             if direction == "leftright" then
                 if margins[v] then
                     g.x = x + (margins[v].left or 0)