diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Windows/MessageBox.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Windows/MessageBox.cs
index 087f6dc42..b8fdd8a16 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Windows/MessageBox.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Windows/MessageBox.cs
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 				l.Y = Pos.Center ();
 				l.Width = Dim.Fill (2);
 				l.Height = Dim.Fill (1);
-				l.AutoSize = false;
 				d.Add (l);
 			}