diff --git a/tests/mainwindow/statusbar/test_progress.py b/tests/mainwindow/statusbar/test_progress.py
index 07e93e0e5..b8b03cd29 100644
--- a/tests/mainwindow/statusbar/test_progress.py
+++ b/tests/mainwindow/statusbar/test_progress.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def progress_widget(qtbot, monkeypatch, config_stub):
         'qutebrowser.mainwindow.statusbar.progress.style.config', config_stub)
     widget = Progress()
     qtbot.add_widget(widget)
+    widget.setGeometry(200, 200, 200, 200)
     assert not widget.isVisible()
     assert not widget.isTextVisible()
     return widget