diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermScrollView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermScrollView.cpp
index 8e3f1e2ce4..77f193e1b0 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermScrollView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermScrollView.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TermScrollView::TermScrollView(const char* name, BView* child, BView* target,
 		// Overlap one pixel at the top and the bottom of the scroll bar with
 		// the menu respectively resize knob for aesthetical reasons.
 		frame.top -= 1;
-		frame.bottom += 1;
+		frame.bottom -= B_H_SCROLL_BAR_HEIGHT - 1;
 
 		TermScrollBar* scrollBar = new TermScrollBar(frame, "_VSB_", target, 0,
 			1000, B_VERTICAL);