diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index 2eed264..11273fa 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -1029,8 +1029,7 @@
                 cellToRect(cellX, cellY, spanX, spanY, r);
                 if (v instanceof LauncherAppWidgetHostView) {
                     DeviceProfile profile = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-                    Utilities.shrinkRectAboutCenter(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x,
-                            profile.appWidgetScale.y);
+                    Utilities.shrinkRect(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y);
                 }
             } else {
                 // Find the top left corner of the rect the object will occupy
@@ -1070,7 +1069,7 @@
                 r.set(left, top, left + dragOutline.getWidth(), top + dragOutline.getHeight());
             }
 
-            Utilities.shrinkRectAboutCenter(r, mChildScale, mChildScale);
+            Utilities.scaleRectAboutCenter(r, mChildScale);
             mDragOutlineAnims[mDragOutlineCurrent].setTag(dragOutline);
             mDragOutlineAnims[mDragOutlineCurrent].animateIn();
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index ce6d5a4..3e44e33 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -249,7 +249,22 @@
         return delta;
     }
 
-    public static float shrinkRectAboutCenter(Rect r, float scaleX, float scaleY) {
+    public static void scaleRectAboutCenter(Rect r, float scale) {
+        if (scale != 1.0f) {
+            int cx = r.centerX();
+            int cy = r.centerY();
+            r.offset(-cx, -cy);
+
+            r.left = (int) (r.left * scale + 0.5f);
+            r.top = (int) (r.top * scale + 0.5f);
+            r.right = (int) (r.right * scale + 0.5f);
+            r.bottom = (int) (r.bottom * scale + 0.5f);
+
+            r.offset(cx, cy);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static float shrinkRect(Rect r, float scaleX, float scaleY) {
         float scale = Math.min(Math.min(scaleX, scaleY), 1.0f);
         if (scale < 1.0f) {
             int deltaX = (int) (r.width() * (scaleX - scale) * 0.5f);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 3ba461a..d019e59 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -403,8 +403,7 @@
             float scale = 1;
             if (isWidget) {
                 DeviceProfile profile = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-                scale = Utilities.shrinkRectAboutCenter(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x,
-                        profile.appWidgetScale.y);
+                scale = Utilities.shrinkRect(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y);
             }
             size[0] = r.width();
             size[1] = r.height();
@@ -3499,7 +3498,7 @@
         Rect r = estimateItemPosition(layout, targetCell[0], targetCell[1], spanX, spanY);
         if (info.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET) {
             DeviceProfile profile = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-            Utilities.shrinkRectAboutCenter(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y);
+            Utilities.shrinkRect(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y);
         }
         loc[0] = r.left;
         loc[1] = r.top;