diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py b/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py
index 8d0460415bd1..665123a5f31f 100644
--- a/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py
+++ b/qiskit/visualization/matplotlib.py
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ def _fix_double_script(label):
                 idx += 1
 
         # 7 is the length of the smallest possible label
-        self.x_offset = -.5 + 0.18 * (len_longest_label - 7)
+        self.x_offset = -.5 + 0.3 * (len_longest_label - 7)
 
     def _draw_regs_sub(self, n_fold, feedline_l=False, feedline_r=False):
         # quantum register
diff --git a/test/python/visualization/references/matplotlib_barriers_ref.png b/test/python/visualization/references/matplotlib_barriers_ref.png
index 407bedaf68e0..10efbb6771c8 100644
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diff --git a/test/python/visualization/references/matplotlib_conditional_ref.png b/test/python/visualization/references/matplotlib_conditional_ref.png
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