diff --git a/samples/WeatherListWidget/res/xml/widgetinfo.xml b/samples/WeatherListWidget/res/xml/widgetinfo.xml
index a0932085d..af641063e 100644
--- a/samples/WeatherListWidget/res/xml/widgetinfo.xml
+++ b/samples/WeatherListWidget/res/xml/widgetinfo.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
   android:minHeight="222dip"
   android:updatePeriodMillis="1800000"
   android:initialLayout="@layout/widget_layout"
+  android:resizeMode="vertical"
   android:previewImage="@drawable/preview">
-</appwidget-provider>
\ No newline at end of file
+</appwidget-provider>