diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 2ee149e90..1f7697e47 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "Face for line highlights" :group 'nlinum-mode)
   (defvar narf--hl-nlinum-overlay nil)
   (defvar narf--hl-nlinum-line    nil)
-  (defvar nlinum-format " %4d  ")
+  (defvar nlinum-format " %3d  ")
   :init
   ;; Highlight line number
   (defun narf|nlinum-unhl-line ()