diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp
index fda1a4ff3c1..ec889e39d0b 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/desktopbar.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ LRESULT DesktopBar::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 		int cy = HIWORD(lparam);
 
 		if (_hwndTaskBar)
-			MoveWindow(_hwndTaskBar, TASKBAR_LEFT+QUICKLAUNCH_WIDTH, 0, cx-(TASKBAR_LEFT+QUICKLAUNCH_WIDTH)-(NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH+1), cy, TRUE);
+			MoveWindow(_hwndTaskBar, TASKBAR_LEFT+QUICKLAUNCH_WIDTH, 0, cx-TASKBAR_LEFT-QUICKLAUNCH_WIDTH-(NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH+1), cy, TRUE);
 
 		if (_hwndNotify)
 			MoveWindow(_hwndNotify, cx-(NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH+1), 1, NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH, cy-2, TRUE);
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/taskbar.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/taskbar.cpp
index c2aff097b4a..59acc903d2a 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/taskbar.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/taskbar.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "../explorer.h"
 
 #include "taskbar.h"
+#include "traynotify.h"	// for NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH
 
 
 TaskBarEntry::TaskBarEntry()
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ HWND TaskBar::Create(HWND hwndParent)
 
 	return Window::Create(WINDOW_CREATOR(TaskBar), 0,
 							BtnWindowClass(CLASSNAME_TASKBAR), TITLE_TASKBAR, WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
-							TASKBAR_LEFT, 0, clnt.right-TASKBAR_LEFT/*-(NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH+1)*/, clnt.bottom, hwndParent);
+							TASKBAR_LEFT, 0, clnt.right-TASKBAR_LEFT-(NOTIFYAREA_WIDTH+1), clnt.bottom, hwndParent);
 }
 
 LRESULT TaskBar::Init(LPCREATESTRUCT pcs)