diff --git a/src/net/sf/freecol/client/gui/dialog/ChooseFoundingFatherDialog.java b/src/net/sf/freecol/client/gui/dialog/ChooseFoundingFatherDialog.java
index df39433feb..81cdf0a4f1 100644
--- a/src/net/sf/freecol/client/gui/dialog/ChooseFoundingFatherDialog.java
+++ b/src/net/sf/freecol/client/gui/dialog/ChooseFoundingFatherDialog.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
 
@@ -88,8 +89,13 @@ public ChooseFoundingFatherDialog(FreeColClient freeColClient, JFrame frame,
         tb.setSelectedIndex(0);
 
         JPanel panel = new MigPanel(new MigLayout("wrap 1", "align center"));
-        panel.add(Utility.localizedHeader("chooseFoundingFatherDialog.title",
-                                          Utility.FONTSPEC_TITLE));
+        JLabel title = Utility.localizedHeader("chooseFoundingFatherDialog.title",
+                Utility.FONTSPEC_TITLE);
+        if (title.getPreferredSize().getWidth() < 425) {
+            panel.add(title, "width 425");
+        } else {
+            panel.add(title);
+        }
         panel.add(helpButton, "tag help");
         panel.add(tb, "width 100%");