diff --git a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
--- a/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
+++ b/applets/kickoff/package/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml
@@ -49,28 +49,17 @@
     Plasmoid.compactRepresentation: MouseArea {
         id: compactRoot
 
-        Layout.maximumWidth: inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1
-        Layout.maximumHeight: inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1
         hoverEnabled: true
         onClicked: plasmoid.expanded = !plasmoid.expanded
 
         onWidthChanged: updateSizeHints()
         onHeightChanged: updateSizeHints()
 
         function updateSizeHints() {
-            if (kickoff.vertical) {
-                var scaledHeight = Math.floor(parent.width * (buttonIcon.implicitHeight / buttonIcon.implicitWidth));
-                compactRoot.Layout.minimumHeight = scaledHeight;
-                compactRoot.Layout.maximumHeight = scaledHeight;
-                compactRoot.Layout.minimumWidth = units.iconSizes.small;
-                compactRoot.Layout.maximumWidth = inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1;
-            } else {
-                var scaledWidth = Math.floor(parent.height * (buttonIcon.implicitWidth / buttonIcon.implicitHeight));
-                compactRoot.Layout.minimumWidth = scaledWidth;
-                compactRoot.Layout.maximumWidth = scaledWidth;
-                compactRoot.Layout.minimumHeight = units.iconSizes.small;
-                compactRoot.Layout.maximumHeight = inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1;
-            }
+            compactRoot.Layout.minimumWidth = units.iconSizes.small;
+            compactRoot.Layout.maximumWidth = inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1;
+            compactRoot.Layout.minimumHeight = units.iconSizes.small;
+            compactRoot.Layout.maximumHeight = inPanel ? units.iconSizeHints.panel : -1;
         }
 
         Connections {
@@ -103,7 +92,7 @@
             smooth: true
             roundToIconSize: aspectRatio === 1
 
-            onSourceChanged: updateSizeHints()
+            onSourceChanged: compactRoot.updateSizeHints()
         }
     }