diff --git a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
index 7d8a4feb9ae015f4596031872363c37758be5932..3058cd877ab2d92df8f6e882ad72286e8adba718 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ SearchWidget::SearchWidget(QHelpSearchEngine *engine, QWidget *parent)
     , searchEngine(engine)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *vLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+    vLayout->setMargin(4);
 
     resultWidget = searchEngine->resultWidget();
     QHelpSearchQueryWidget *queryWidget = searchEngine->queryWidget();
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ SearchWidget::SearchWidget(QHelpSearchEngine *engine, QWidget *parent)
 
 SearchWidget::~SearchWidget()
 {
-    // nothing todo
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::zoomIn()