diff --git a/widget/label.go b/widget/label.go
index 3973f28a..6be2d9f2 100644
--- a/widget/label.go
+++ b/widget/label.go
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ func (l Label) Layout(gtx layout.Context, s text.Shaper, font text.Font, size un
 		}
 		stack := op.Save(gtx.Ops)
 		op.Offset(layout.FPt(off)).Add(gtx.Ops)
-		s.Shape(font, textSize, l).Add(gtx.Ops)
 		clip.Rect(cl.Sub(off)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+		s.Shape(font, textSize, l).Add(gtx.Ops)
 		paint.PaintOp{}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 		stack.Load()
 	}