diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactListItemView.java b/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactListItemView.java
index d174c40..eb31e2a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactListItemView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactListItemView.java
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
             } else {
                 statusWidth = effectiveWidth;
             }
-            mStatusView.measure(MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(statusWidth, MeasureSpec.AT_MOST),
+            mStatusView.measure(MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(statusWidth, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY),
                     MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED));
             mStatusTextViewHeight =
                     Math.max(mStatusTextViewHeight, mStatusView.getMeasuredHeight());