diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index faf4a8aaa..9742d75f1 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ class Editor extends View
 
     # Listen for overflow events to detect when the editor's width changes
     # to update the soft wrap column.
-    updateWidthInChars = _.debounce((=> @setWidthInChars()), 1)
+    updateWidthInChars = _.debounce((=> @setWidthInChars()), 100)
     @scrollView.on 'overflowchanged', =>
       updateWidthInChars() if @[0].classList.contains('soft-wrap')