diff --git a/library/src/main/java/asia/ivity/android/marqueeview/MarqueeView.java b/library/src/main/java/asia/ivity/android/marqueeview/MarqueeView.java
index 452625f..6b2cc42 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/asia/ivity/android/marqueeview/MarqueeView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/asia/ivity/android/marqueeview/MarqueeView.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public void run() {
 
     private void expandTextView() {
         ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp = mTextField.getLayoutParams();
-        lp.width = 2000;
+        lp.width = (int)this.mPaint.measureText(this.mTextField.getText().toString());
         mTextField.setLayoutParams(lp);
     }