--- a/src/plugins/cpu/cpu.c	2008-12-10 15:37:34.452819574 -0600
+++ b/src/plugins/cpu/cpu.c	2009-06-03 18:28:59.904598839 -0500
@@ -116,11 +116,17 @@
     ENTER;
     if (c->pixmap)
         g_object_unref(c->pixmap);
+tick *t0;
+t0=  g_new0( typeof(*c->stats_cpu), widget->allocation.width);
+unsigned int i,imax;
+imax=c->Wwg > widget->allocation.width? widget->allocation.width:c->Wwg;
+for(i=0;i<imax;i++) t0[i]=c->stats_cpu[i];
+
     c->Wwg = widget->allocation.width;
     c->Hwg = widget->allocation.height;
     if (c->stats_cpu)
         g_free(c->stats_cpu);
-    c->stats_cpu = g_new0( typeof(*c->stats_cpu), c->Wwg);
+c->stats_cpu = t0;
     /* set pixmap size */
     c->pixmap = gdk_pixmap_new (widget->window,
           widget->allocation.width-BORDER_SIZE * 2,