diff --git a/panels/common/cc-split-row.c b/panels/common/cc-split-row.c
index ee9350ec489bc13be3d60c417a5e6b7dfc6fa14c..02f7800dc09020eb8c8e1f87314c45518d82c862 100644
--- a/panels/common/cc-split-row.c
+++ b/panels/common/cc-split-row.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ cc_split_row_set_compact (CcSplitRow *self,
                                   compact ? GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL : GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL);
   gtk_box_set_spacing (self->box, compact ? 6 : 18);
   gtk_size_group_set_mode (self->size_group,
-                           compact ? GTK_SIZE_GROUP_NONE : GTK_SIZE_GROUP_VERTICAL);
+                           compact ? GTK_SIZE_GROUP_NONE : GTK_SIZE_GROUP_BOTH);
 
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), props[PROP_COMPACT]);
 }
diff --git a/panels/common/cc-split-row.ui b/panels/common/cc-split-row.ui
index 09a18060acb64a6fc489449d46bc4ffd82a5ff2e..d9fab4c2a9f2cf31cd9f7cd1a4e0acbde4c89c9f 100644
--- a/panels/common/cc-split-row.ui
+++ b/panels/common/cc-split-row.ui
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     </child>
   </template>
   <object class="GtkSizeGroup" id="size_group">
-    <property name="mode">vertical</property>
+    <property name="mode">both</property>
     <widgets>
       <widget name="default_option_checkbutton"/>
       <widget name="alternative_option_checkbutton"/>