diff --git a/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js b/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js
index db4ec3b..7dd15ee 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/BitmapText.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         this.addChild(c);
     }
 
-    this.width = pos.x * scale;
+    this.width = maxLineWidth * scale;
     this.height = (pos.y + data.lineHeight) * scale;
 };