--- applets/wncklet/window-list.c       2014-09-28 13:24:22.000000000 -0500
+++ /tmp/window-list.c                  2015-04-26 14:56:04.215754868 -0500
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
 static void tasklist_update(TasklistData* tasklist)
 {
+        wnck_tasklist_set_orientation(tasklist->tasklist, tasklist->orientation);
        if (tasklist->orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL)
        {
                gtk_widget_set_size_request(GTK_WIDGET(tasklist->tasklist), -1, tasklist->size);