diff --git a/modules/gui/qt4/components/controller_widget.cpp b/modules/gui/qt4/components/controller_widget.cpp
index 328ec14242ffb1d0a135dab129a405da72ae4c11..b6208b5b6708d65fb4a73d424ac03dd6a008c9c6 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt4/components/controller_widget.cpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt4/components/controller_widget.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ SoundWidget::SoundWidget( QWidget *_parent, intf_thread_t * _p_intf,
     else
     {
         volumeSlider = new QSlider( NULL );
+        volumeSlider->setAttribute( Qt::WA_MacSmallSize);
         volumeSlider->setOrientation( b_special ? Qt::Vertical
                                                 : Qt::Horizontal );
         volumeSlider->setMaximum( var_InheritBool( p_intf, "qt-volume-complete" )