diff --git a/lib/menubar/init.lua b/lib/menubar/init.lua
index 968bf05e8..ff644fe05 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/init.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/init.lua
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ function menubar.show(scr)
     local geometry = menubar.geometry
     instance.geometry = {x = geometry.x or scrgeom.x,
                              y = geometry.y or scrgeom.y,
-                             height = geometry.height or theme.get_font_height() * 1.5,
+                             height = geometry.height or awful.util.round(theme.get_font_height() * 1.5),
                              width = geometry.width or scrgeom.width}
     instance.wibox:geometry(instance.geometry)