diff --git a/views/view_border.go b/views/view_border.go
index 7c6d8c9..28f75f9 100644
--- a/views/view_border.go
+++ b/views/view_border.go
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ func (v *BorderView) Layout() (prefWidth, prefHeight int) {
 
 	for side, border := range v.ShowBorder {
 		if border {
-			if side.Horizontal() {
+			if side.Horizontal() && w >= 0 {
 				w++
-			} else if side.Vertical() {
+			} else if side.Vertical() && h >= 0 {
 				h++
 			}
 		}