diff --git a/src/views/tabbar.cpp b/src/views/tabbar.cpp
index f79dcff92..0294d5cb0 100644
--- a/src/views/tabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/views/tabbar.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ TabBar::TabBar(QWidget *parent) : DTabBar(parent), m_rightClickTab(-1)
     QObject::connect(DGuiApplicationHelper::instance(), &DGuiApplicationHelper::sizeModeChanged, this, [this](){
         setTabHeight(DSizeModeHelper::element(COMMONHEIGHT_COMPACT, COMMONHEIGHT));
     });
+#else
+    setTabHeight(36);
 #endif
 }