diff --git a/layout/src/direction.rs b/layout/src/direction.rs
index 3319bf5a..8cab09c8 100644
--- a/layout/src/direction.rs
+++ b/layout/src/direction.rs
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ impl<E: Engine, A: Content<E>, B: Content<E>> Bsp<E, A, B> {
                 [a.into(), b.into(), [x, y, w, h].into()]
             },
             East => {
-                let [x, y, w, h] = outer.center_xy([aw.max(bw), ah + bh]);
+                let [x, y, w, h] = outer.center_xy([aw + bw, ah.max(bh)]);
                 let a = [x, y, aw, ah];
                 let b = [x + aw, y, bw, bh];
                 [a.into(), b.into(), [x, y, w, h].into()]
             },
             West => {
-                let [x, y, w, h] = outer.center_xy([aw.max(bw), ah + bh]);
+                let [x, y, w, h] = outer.center_xy([aw + bw, ah.max(bh)]);
                 let a = [x + bw, y, aw, ah];
                 let b = [x, y, bw, bh];
                 [a.into(), b.into(), [x, y, w, h].into()]