diff --git a/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui b/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
index eb2acb42..c266c532 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@
                 <property name="sizeType">
                   <enum>Expanding</enum>
                 </property>
-                <property name="sizeHint">
-                  <size>
-                    <width>0</width>
-                    <height>0</height>
-                  </size>
-                </property>
               </spacer>
               <widget class="QPushButton">
                 <property name="name">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/sort.ui b/src/qtgui/sort.ui
index dd0361a9..c879330f 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/sort.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/sort.ui
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
         <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>0</width>
-            <height>0</height>
+            <width>200</width>
+            <height>100</height>
         </rect>
     </property>
     <property name="caption">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/spell.ui b/src/qtgui/spell.ui
index f768f024..f0dccbcf 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/spell.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/spell.ui
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     </property>
     <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
-            <width>0</width>
-            <height>0</height>
+            <width>100</width>
+            <height>100</height>
         </size>
     </property>
     <property name="caption">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui b/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
index d2af848e..fe5e8285 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs.ui
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
         <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>0</width>
-            <height>0</height>
+            <width>400</width>
+            <height>300</height>
         </rect>
     </property>
     <property name="caption">