diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs
index 63eec66d05..6cf352dbf5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SpriteFont.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		public int2 Measure(string text)
 		{
 			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
-				return int2.Zero;
+				return new int2(0, size);
 
 			var lines = text.Split('\n');
 			return new int2((int)Math.Ceiling(lines.Max(lineWidth)), lines.Length * size);