diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo.java
index 192de876ce..14e8e5a260 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo extends AppWidgetProviderInfo
 
     public void initSpans(Context context, InvariantDeviceProfile idp) {
         int minSpanX = 0;
-        int minSpanY = 0;
+        int minSpanY = 1;
         int maxSpanX = idp.numColumns;
         int maxSpanY = idp.numRows;
         int spanX = 0;