diff --git a/lib/widgets/message_list.dart b/lib/widgets/message_list.dart
index e5239ec453..0239800789 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/message_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/message_list.dart
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ class RecipientHeaderDate extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Padding(
-      padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(10, 0, 16, 0),
+      padding: const EdgeInsetsDirectional.fromSTEB(10, 0, 16, 0),
       child: DateText(
         fontSize: 16,
         // In Figma this has a line-height of 19, but using 18