diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index b7f4d6dda..ac01130b2 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, float line_width, Bool filled, XCo
 {
     cairo_set_antialias(ctx->cr, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
     cairo_set_line_width(ctx->cr, line_width);
-    cairo_set_miter_limit(ctx->cr, 100.0);
+    cairo_set_miter_limit(ctx->cr, 10.0);
     cairo_set_line_join(ctx->cr, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER);
     cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr,
                          color.red / 65535.0,
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, float line_width, Bool fi
 
     cairo_set_antialias(ctx->cr, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
     cairo_set_line_width(ctx->cr, line_width);
-    cairo_set_miter_limit(ctx->cr, 100.0);
+    cairo_set_miter_limit(ctx->cr, 10.0);
     cairo_set_line_join(ctx->cr, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER);
 
     pat = draw_setup_cairo_color_source(ctx, pattern_rect, pcolor, pcolor_center, pcolor_end);