diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/QProgressIndicator.cpp b/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/QProgressIndicator.cpp
index c9077bbc8b..c87f5fcd58 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/QProgressIndicator.cpp
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/QProgressIndicator.cpp
@@ -344,16 +344,16 @@ void CalibreStyle::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption *optio
             painter->drawRect(option->rect);
             // draw the dots
             painter->setBrush(option->palette.color(QPalette::ColorGroup::Normal, QPalette::ColorRole::Shadow));
-            bool horizontal = option->state & QStyle::State_Horizontal ? true : false;
+            bool horizontal = (option->state & QStyle::State_Horizontal) ? true : false;
             static const int dot_count = 4;
             int handle_width = horizontal ? option->rect.width() : option->rect.height();
             int dot_size = std::max(1, handle_width);
             int start_point = (horizontal ? option->rect.height()/2 : option->rect.width()/2) - (dot_count*dot_size/2);
-            QRect dot_rect;
+            QRect dot_rect = QRect(option->rect.left(), option->rect.top(), dot_size, dot_size);
             for (int i = 0; i < dot_count; i++) {
                 // Move the rect to leave spaces between the dots
-                if (horizontal) dot_rect = QRect(0, start_point + i*dot_size*2, dot_size, dot_size);
-                else dot_rect = QRect(start_point + i*dot_size*2, 0, dot_size, dot_size);
+                if (horizontal) dot_rect.moveTop(option->rect.top() + start_point + i*dot_size*2);
+                else dot_rect.moveLeft(option->rect.left() + start_point + i*dot_size*2);
                 painter->drawEllipse(dot_rect);
             }
             painter->restore();