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
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@
             PropertyChanges {
                 target: sizehelper
 
-                height: Math.min(main.showDate || timezoneLabel.visible ?  0.56 * main.height : main.height, 3 * theme.defaultFont.pixelSize)
+                // The two line mode (date or timezone visible) should be
+                // divided by 2 but it gets too small
+                height: Math.min(main.showDate || timezoneLabel.visible ? units.iconSizes.small / 1.25 : units.iconSizes.small + units.smallSpacing,
+                                 3 * theme.defaultFont.pixelSize)
 
                 font.pixelSize: sizehelper.height
             }