diff --git a/src/applets/tasks.c b/src/applets/tasks.c
index 2fac15e..d6b46ff 100644
--- a/src/applets/tasks.c
+++ b/src/applets/tasks.c
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ static GdkPixbuf * _do_pixbuf(Tasks * tasks, Window window)
 			best = &buf[i];
 			break;
 		}
-		if(best == NULL || best[0] < width) /* XXX bigger != better */
+		if(best == NULL || abs(best[0] - tasks->icon_width)
+				> abs(width - tasks->icon_width))
 			best = &buf[i];
 	}
 	if(best != NULL)