diff --git a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml
--- a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml
+++ b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: timezoneLabel
 
-                height: Math.max(0.7 * timeLabel.height, minimumPixelSize)
+                height: timezoneLabel.paintedHeight
                 width: main.width
 
-                fontSizeMode: Text.Fit
+                font.pixelSize: timeLabel.height * 0.4
                 minimumPixelSize: dateLabel.minimumPixelSize
                 elide: Text.ElideRight
             }
@@ -304,9 +304,8 @@
                 height: dateLabel.paintedHeight
                 width: main.width
 
-                fontSizeMode: Text.Fit
-                minimumPixelSize: Math.min(0.7 * theme.smallestFont.pixelSize, timeLabel.height)
-                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                font.pixelSize: timeLabel.height * 0.4
+                minimumPixelSize: Math.min(theme.smallestFont.pixelSize, 0.7 * timeLabel.height)
                 wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
             }