diff --git a/helix-view/src/tree.rs b/helix-view/src/tree.rs
index b7ad5aa9de05e..354c63e42bd3b 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/tree.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/tree.rs
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ impl Tree {
                                 let mut area = Rect::new(
                                     child_x,
                                     container.area.y,
-                                    width,
+                                    width.saturating_sub(inner_gap),
                                     container.area.height,
                                 );
-                                child_x += width + inner_gap;
+                                child_x += width;
 
                                 // last child takes the remaining width because we can get uneven
                                 // space from rounding