diff --git a/ui/pageview.cpp b/ui/pageview.cpp
index 66468cec1..ab4643f84 100644
--- a/ui/pageview.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageview.cpp
@@ -839,11 +839,12 @@ void PageView::displayMessage( const QString & message, const QString & details,
 void PageView::reparseConfig()
 {
     // set the scroll bars policies
+    setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff );
     Qt::ScrollBarPolicy scrollBarMode = Okular::Settings::showScrollBars() ?
         Qt::ScrollBarAsNeeded : Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff;
     if ( horizontalScrollBarPolicy() != scrollBarMode )
     {
-        setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( scrollBarMode );
+        setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff ); //setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy( scrollBarMode );
         setVerticalScrollBarPolicy( scrollBarMode );
     }