diff --git a/src/generic/msgdlgg.cpp b/src/generic/msgdlgg.cpp
index 9cbdca770e..ec6e7e924f 100644
--- a/src/generic/msgdlgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/msgdlgg.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void wxGenericMessageDialog::DoCreateMsgdialog()
         if (is_pda)
             topsizer->Add( icon, 0, wxTOP|wxLEFT|wxRIGHT | wxALIGN_LEFT, 10 );
         else
-            icon_text->Add( icon, 0, wxCENTER );
+            icon_text->Add(icon, wxSizerFlags().Top().Border(wxRIGHT, 20));
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_STATBMP
 
diff --git a/src/generic/richmsgdlgg.cpp b/src/generic/richmsgdlgg.cpp
index 06b226d4f6..c656332a68 100644
--- a/src/generic/richmsgdlgg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/richmsgdlgg.cpp
@@ -53,15 +53,10 @@ void wxGenericRichMessageDialog::AddMessageDialogCheckBox(wxSizer *sizer)
 {
     if ( !m_checkBoxText.empty() )
     {
-        wxSizer *sizerCheckBox = new wxBoxSizer( wxHORIZONTAL );
+        m_checkBox = new wxCheckBox(this, wxID_ANY, m_checkBoxText);
+        m_checkBox->SetValue(m_checkBoxValue);
 
-        m_checkBox = new wxCheckBox( this,
-                                     wxID_ANY,
-                                     m_checkBoxText );
-        m_checkBox->SetValue( m_checkBoxValue );
-        sizerCheckBox->Add( m_checkBox, 0, wxBOTTOM | wxALIGN_LEFT );
-
-        sizer->Add( sizerCheckBox, 0, wxTOP|wxLEFT|wxRIGHT | wxALIGN_LEFT, 10 );
+        sizer->Add(m_checkBox, wxSizerFlags().Left().Border(wxLEFT|wxTOP, 10));
     }
 }