diff --git a/src/msw/checkbox.cpp b/src/msw/checkbox.cpp
index f0f19718b0..681c4e5a10 100644
--- a/src/msw/checkbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/checkbox.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ wxSize wxCheckBox::DoGetBestSize() const
         wCheckbox = s_checkSize;
         hCheckbox = s_checkSize;
     }
+#ifdef __WXWINCE__
+    hCheckbox += 1;
+#endif
 
     return wxSize(wCheckbox, hCheckbox);
 }