diff --git a/CRM/Utils/PDF/Label.php b/CRM/Utils/PDF/Label.php
index 0f6a613feb8..97d765de033 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/PDF/Label.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/PDF/Label.php
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ public function LabelSetFormat(&$format, $unit) {
    * @param string $text
    */
   public function generateLabel($text) {
+    // paddingLeft is used for both left & right padding so needs to be
+    // subtracted twice from width to get the width that is available for text
     $args = array(
-      'w' => $this->width,
+      'w' => $this->width - 2 * $this->paddingLeft,
       'h' => 0,
       'txt' => $text,
       'border' => 0,