diff --git a/mlvwm/add_window.c b/mlvwm/add_window.c
index ae07219..3e475a2 100644
--- a/mlvwm/add_window.c
+++ b/mlvwm/add_window.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void create_titlebar( MlvwmWindow *tmp_win )
 	if( tmp_win->flags&CLOSER ){
 		attributes.cursor = Scr.MlvwmCursors[DESTROY];
 		tmp_win->close_b = XCreateWindow( dpy, tmp_win->title_w,
-                                         Scr.flags&SYSTEM8?2:BOXSIZE+1,
+                                         Scr.flags&SYSTEM8?2:BOXSIZE-3,
 										 (TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2,
 										 BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, 0,
 										 CopyFromParent, InputOutput,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void create_titlebar( MlvwmWindow *tmp_win )
 	if( tmp_win->flags&MINMAXR ){
 		attributes.cursor = Scr.MlvwmCursors[SELECT];
 		tmp_win->minmax_b = XCreateWindow( dpy, tmp_win->title_w,
-										  tmp_win->frame_w-BOXSIZE*2-1,
+										  tmp_win->frame_w-(BOXSIZE*2-3),
 										  (TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2,
 										  BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, 0,
 										  CopyFromParent, InputOutput,
diff --git a/mlvwm/borders.c b/mlvwm/borders.c
index e2e0fd8..7121f00 100644
--- a/mlvwm/borders.c
+++ b/mlvwm/borders.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void SetUpFrame( MlvwmWindow *t, int x, int y, int w, int h, Bool sendEvent )
 						(TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2);
 		else
 			XMoveWindow(dpy, t->minmax_b,
-						w-BOXSIZE*2-1,
+						w-(BOXSIZE*2-2),
 						(TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2);
 	}
 	if( t->flags&SHADER )
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ void DrawCloseBox( MlvwmWindow *t, Bool on )
 		}
 		else{
 			XFillRectangle( dpy, t->title_w, Scr.Gray4GC,
-						   BOXSIZE-1, (TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2-1,
-						   BOXSIZE+4, BOXSIZE+1 );
+						   BOXSIZE-4, (TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2-1,
+						   BOXSIZE+2, BOXSIZE+1 );
 			DrawShadowBox( 0, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, t->close_b, 1,
 						  Scr.BlackGC, Scr.WhiteGC, SHADOW_ALL );
 			DrawShadowBox( 1, 1, BOXSIZE-2, BOXSIZE-2, t->close_b, 1,
@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ void DrawMinMax( MlvwmWindow *t, Bool on )
 		}
 		else{
 			XFillRectangle( dpy, t->title_w, Scr.Gray4GC,
-						   t->frame_w-BOXSIZE*2-3,(TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2-1,
-						   BOXSIZE+4, BOXSIZE+1 );
+						   t->frame_w-(BOXSIZE*2-1),(TITLE_HEIGHT-BOXSIZE)/2-1,
+						   BOXSIZE+2, BOXSIZE+1 );
 			DrawShadowBox( 0, 0, BOXSIZE, BOXSIZE, t->minmax_b, 1,
 						  Scr.BlackGC, Scr.WhiteGC, SHADOW_ALL );
 			DrawShadowBox( 1, 1, BOXSIZE-2, BOXSIZE-2, t->minmax_b, 1,
 						  Scr.WhiteGC, Scr.BlackGC, SHADOW_ALL );
-			DrawShadowBox( 1, 1, BOXSIZE-6, BOXSIZE-6, t->minmax_b, 1,
+			DrawShadowBox( 1, 1, BOXSIZE-5, BOXSIZE-5, t->minmax_b, 1,
 						  Scr.WhiteGC, Scr.BlackGC, SHADOW_ALL );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/mlvwm/mlvwm.h b/mlvwm/mlvwm.h
index 5bb3a16..63baaed 100644
--- a/mlvwm/mlvwm.h
+++ b/mlvwm/mlvwm.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define TITLE_HEIGHT 20
-#define BOXSIZE 13
+#define BOXSIZE (Scr.flags&SYSTEM8?13:11)
 #define SBAR_WH Scr.bar_width
 
 extern Display *dpy;