diff --git a/js/gdm/loginDialog.js b/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
index 28db1a9de..805b686bf 100644
--- a/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
+++ b/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const _FADE_ANIMATION_TIME = 250;
 const _SCROLL_ANIMATION_TIME = 500;
 const _TIMED_LOGIN_IDLE_THRESHOLD = 5.0;
 const _CONFLICTING_SESSION_DIALOG_TIMEOUT = 60;
+const _LOGO_ICON_HEIGHT = 48;
 
 export const UserListItem = GObject.registerClass({
     Signals: {'activate': {}},
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ export const LoginDialog = GObject.registerClass({
             const scaleFactor = St.ThemeContext.get_for_stage(global.stage).scale_factor;
             const texture = this._textureCache.load_file_async(
                 this._logoFile,
-                -1, -1,
+                -1, _LOGO_ICON_HEIGHT,
                 scaleFactor, resourceScale);
             this._logoBin.add_child(texture);
         }