diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
index e2f0e0bfd2..df2c5ffd1d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ class ImageView(QWidget, ImageDropMixin): # {{{
             sztgt = target.adjusted(0, 0, 0, -4)
             f = p.font()
             f.setBold(True)
-            f.setPointSize(12)
             p.setFont(f)
             sz = u'\u00a0%d x %d\u00a0'%(ow, oh)
             flags = Qt.AlignBottom|Qt.AlignRight|Qt.TextSingleLine