diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/widgets/controls.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/widgets/controls.cc
index 551907c61..d873913b5 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/widgets/controls.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/widgets/controls.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ AbstractControlSP_SELECTOR::AbstractControlSP_SELECTOR(const QString &title, con
 
   // description
   description = new QLabel(desc);
-  description->setContentsMargins(0, 20, 40, 20);
+  description->setContentsMargins(40, 20, 40, 20);
   description->setStyleSheet("font-size: 40px; color: grey");
   description->setWordWrap(true);
   description->setVisible(false);