diff --git a/src/bin/e_zone.c b/src/bin/e_zone.c
index 2d02fd2e8..6c4682278 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_zone.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_zone.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,10 @@ _e_zone_useful_geometry_calc(const E_Zone *zone, int dx, int dy, int *x, int *y,
    EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(zone->obstacles, obs)
      {
         if (!E_INTERSECTS(obs->x, obs->y, obs->w, obs->h, zx, zy, zw, zh)) continue;
-        eina_tiler_rect_del(tiler, &(Eina_Rectangle){obs->x - zx, obs->y - zy, obs->w, obs->h});
+        if (obs->w >= obs->h)
+          eina_tiler_rect_del(tiler, &(Eina_Rectangle){0, obs->y - zy, zw, obs->h});
+        else
+          eina_tiler_rect_del(tiler, &(Eina_Rectangle){obs->x - zx, 0, obs->w, zh});
      }
    desk = e_desk_at_xy_get(zone, dx, dy);
    if (desk)
@@ -1247,7 +1250,10 @@ _e_zone_useful_geometry_calc(const E_Zone *zone, int dx, int dy, int *x, int *y,
         EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(desk->obstacles, obs)
           {
              if (!E_INTERSECTS(obs->x, obs->y, obs->w, obs->h, zx, zy, zw, zh)) continue;
-             eina_tiler_rect_del(tiler, &(Eina_Rectangle){obs->x - zx, obs->y - zy, obs->w, obs->h});
+             if (obs->w >= obs->h)
+               eina_tiler_rect_del(tiler, &(Eina_Rectangle){0, obs->y - zy, zw, obs->h});
+             else
+               eina_tiler_rect_del(tiler, &(Eina_Rectangle){obs->x - zx, 0, obs->w, zh});
           }
      }
    it = eina_tiler_iterator_new(tiler);