diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsDropdown.cs
index 1175ddaab8..a281d03ee7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsDropdown.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 {
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 
         public override IEnumerable<string> FilterTerms => base.FilterTerms.Concat(Control.Items.Select(i => i.ToString()));
 
+        public SettingsDropdown()
+        {
+            FlowContent.Spacing = new Vector2(0, 10);
+        }
+
         protected sealed override Drawable CreateControl() => CreateDropdown();
 
         protected virtual OsuDropdown<T> CreateDropdown() => new DropdownControl();
@@ -35,7 +41,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
         {
             public DropdownControl()
             {
-                Margin = new MarginPadding { Top = 5 };
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsEnumDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsEnumDropdown.cs
index 9987a0c607..199ba14b48 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsEnumDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsEnumDropdown.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
         {
             public DropdownControl()
             {
-                Margin = new MarginPadding { Top = 5 };
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             }