diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
index 2d1e6895d34..65f7e4492ec 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/components/VariableQueryEditor/VariableQueryEditor.tsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export const VariableQueryEditor = ({ query, datasource, onChange }: Props) => {
             inputId={`variable-query-dimension-key-${query.refId}`}
             allowCustomValue
           />
-          <InlineField label="Dimensions" labelWidth={20} tooltip="Dimensions to filter the returned values on">
+          <InlineField label="Dimensions" labelWidth={20} shrink tooltip="Dimensions to filter the returned values on">
             <Dimensions
               metricStat={{ ...parsedQuery, dimensions: parsedQuery.dimensionFilters }}
               onChange={(dimensions) => {