diff --git a/oox/source/drawingml/diagram/diagramlayoutatoms.cxx b/oox/source/drawingml/diagram/diagramlayoutatoms.cxx
index 9b0896249485..d32e2f963b59 100644
--- a/oox/source/drawingml/diagram/diagramlayoutatoms.cxx
+++ b/oox/source/drawingml/diagram/diagramlayoutatoms.cxx
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ void AlgAtom::layoutShape( const ShapePtr& rShape,
                     aCurrPos.Y + sz.Height);
 
                 // HACK: the spacing is arbitrary
-                aCurrPos.X += nIncX*(sz.Width+50);
-                aCurrPos.Y += nIncY*(sz.Height+50);
+                aCurrPos.X += nIncX*(sz.Width+5);
+                aCurrPos.Y += nIncY*(sz.Height+5);
 
                 ++aCurrShape;
             }
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ void AlgAtom::layoutShape( const ShapePtr& rShape,
 
             // HACK - count chars & paragraphs to come up with *some*
             // notion of necessary size
-            const sal_Int32 nHackyFontHeight=500;
-            const sal_Int32 nHackyFontWidth=400;
+            const sal_Int32 nHackyFontHeight=50;
+            const sal_Int32 nHackyFontWidth=20;
             awt::Size aTotalSize;
             for( size_t nPara=0; nPara<pTextBody->getParagraphs().size(); ++nPara )
             {