diff --git a/gui/shipBrowser.py b/gui/shipBrowser.py
index 5c219d4da..ffdabfd38 100644
--- a/gui/shipBrowser.py
+++ b/gui/shipBrowser.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class NavigationPanel(SFItem.SFBrowserItem):
         self.inSearch = False
 
         self.fontSmall = wx.FontFromPixelSize((0,12),wx.SWISS, wx.NORMAL, wx.NORMAL, False)
-
+        w,h = size
         self.BrowserSearchBox = wx.TextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, "", wx.DefaultPosition, (-1, h - 2 if 'wxGTK' in wx.PlatformInfo else -1 ), wx.TE_PROCESS_ENTER | (wx.BORDER_NONE if 'wxGTK' in wx.PlatformInfo else 0))
         self.BrowserSearchBox.Show(False)