diff --git a/lib/resources/ui/sp-callgraph-view.ui b/lib/resources/ui/sp-callgraph-view.ui
index 2bce8d37..67cb120d 100644
--- a/lib/resources/ui/sp-callgraph-view.ui
+++ b/lib/resources/ui/sp-callgraph-view.ui
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@
                     <property name="sizing">fixed</property>
                     <property name="sort-column-id">0</property>
                     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Descendants</property>
-                    <child>
-                      <object class="GtkCellRendererText">
-                        <property name="ellipsize">middle</property>
-                      </object>
-                      <attributes>
-                        <attribute name="text">0</attribute>
-                      </attributes>
-                    </child>
                   </object>
                 </child>
                 <child>
diff --git a/lib/sp-callgraph-view.c b/lib/sp-callgraph-view.c
index 9158d3ce..a960e144 100644
--- a/lib/sp-callgraph-view.c
+++ b/lib/sp-callgraph-view.c
@@ -796,6 +796,12 @@ sp_callgraph_view_init (SpCallgraphView *self)
                     G_CALLBACK (descendants_view_move_cursor_cb),
                     NULL);
 
+  cell = g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_TEXT,
+                       "ellipsize", PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE,
+                       "xalign", 0.0f,
+                       NULL);
+  gtk_tree_view_column_pack_start (priv->descendants_name_column, cell, TRUE);
+  gtk_tree_view_column_add_attribute (priv->descendants_name_column, cell, "text", 0);
 
   cell = g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_CELL_RENDERER_TEXT,
                        "foreground", "#666666",