diff --git a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html
index df3e06916a737a5d7ed6f9a06e97e23f5b20ddee..f825ee72349e8a7b74465bd53ecdbdf3c9b8b1e9 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html
+++ b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
          version="1.1"
          id="patchsvg"
-         class="noselect">
+         class="noselect"
+         viewBox="0 0 0 0">
     </svg>
     <div id="canvas_find" style="display:none;">
       <label><input type="text"