diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 2898266f9..a533d5bdf 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "setup.h"		/* For save_setup() */
 #include "main.h"
 #include "profile.h"		/* For sync_profiles */
+#include "strutil.h"
 
 #include "panel.h"		/* Needed for the externs */
 #include "file.h"		/* safe_delete */
@@ -124,12 +125,12 @@ init_configure (void)
 	title2 = _(" Pause after run... ");
 	title3 = _(" Other options ");
 
-	first_width = strlen (title1) + 1;
-	second_width = strlen (title3) + 1;
+        first_width = str_term_width1 (title1) + 1;
+        second_width = str_term_width1 (title3) + 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; check_options[i].text; i++) {
 	    check_options[i].text = _(check_options[i].text);
-	    l1 = strlen (check_options[i].text) + 7;
+            l1 = str_term_width1 (check_options[i].text) + 7;
 	    if (i >= OTHER_OPTIONS) {
 		if (l1 > first_width)
 		    first_width = l1;
@@ -142,23 +143,23 @@ init_configure (void)
 	i = PAUSE_OPTIONS;
 	while (i--) {
 	    pause_options[i] = _(pause_options[i]);
-	    l1 = strlen (pause_options[i]) + 7;
+            l1 = str_term_width1 (pause_options[i]) + 7;
 	    if (l1 > first_width)
 		first_width = l1;
 	}
 
-	l1 = strlen (title2) + 1;
+        l1 = str_term_width1 (title2) + 1;
 	if (l1 > first_width)
 	    first_width = l1;
 
-	l1 = 11 + strlen (ok_button)
-	    + strlen (save_button)
-	    + strlen (cancel_button);
+        l1 = 11 + str_term_width1 (ok_button)
+                + str_term_width1 (save_button)
+                + str_term_width1 (cancel_button);
 
 	i = (first_width + second_width - l1) / 4;
 	b1 = 5 + i;
-	b2 = b1 + strlen (ok_button) + i + 6;
-	b3 = b2 + strlen (save_button) + i + 4;
+        b2 = b1 + str_term_width1 (ok_button) + i + 6;
+        b3 = b2 + str_term_width1 (save_button) + i + 4;
 
 	i18n_config_flag = 1;
     }