diff --git a/src/jquery.contextMenu.js b/src/jquery.contextMenu.js
index 676ed64c..2b72b86a 100755
--- a/src/jquery.contextMenu.js
+++ b/src/jquery.contextMenu.js
@@ -1115,8 +1115,7 @@ var // currently active contextMenu trigger
             // determine width of absolutely positioned element
             $menu.css({position: 'absolute', display: 'block'});
             // don't apply yet, because that would break nested elements' widths
-            // add a pixel to circumvent word-break issue in IE9 - #80
-            $menu.data('width', Math.ceil($menu.width()) + 1);
+            $menu.data('width', Math.ceil($menu.width()));
             // reset styles so they allow nested elements to grow/shrink naturally
             $menu.css({
                 position: 'static',