diff --git a/dialogs.cpp b/dialogs.cpp
index 04304373..8100c2d9 100644
--- a/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/dialogs.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@ EX namespace dialog {
     highlight_text = s; highlight_key = PSEUDOKEY_SELECT;
     }
   
+  EX bool never_keys() {
+    return ISMOBILE || among(display_keys, 0, 3);
+    }
+
   EX void measure() {
     tothei = 0;
     dialogwidth = 0;
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@ EX namespace dialog {
         }
       }
     
-    leftwidth = ISMOBILE ? 0 : textwidth(dfsize, "MMMMM") + dfsize/2;
+    leftwidth = never_keys() ? 0 : textwidth(dfsize, "MMMMM") + dfsize/2;
     
     fwidth = innerwidth + leftwidth + rightwidth;
     if(list_actual_size) fwidth += dfsize;