diff --git a/src/basic/terminal-util.c b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
index 436daa7311..45182ec860 100644
--- a/src/basic/terminal-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ int show_menu(char **x,
                                 column_max = LESS_BY(column_max, 6U);
                 }
 
+                /* Never make this narrower than 10 characters */
+                column_max = MAX(column_max, 10U);
                 column_width = CLAMP(widest+1, 10U, column_max);
         }