diff --git a/moderncvbodyi.sty b/moderncvbodyi.sty
index 07845b7..361cdfc 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyi.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyi.sty
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 \@initializelength{\listitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
-\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \setlength{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 %   default moderncv \photo (change the definition such that by default the photo and its box align with the section bars
 \RenewDocumentCommand{\photo}{O{\hintscolumnwidth-0.8pt-2\fboxsep}O{0.4pt}m}{\def\@photowidth{#1}\def\@photoframewidth{#2}\def\@photo{#3}}%
 
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiii.sty b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
index 22a5aca..beb4f57 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 \@initializelength{\listitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
-\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \setlength{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 
 % commands
 \renewcommand*{\recomputecvbodylengths}{%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiv.sty b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
index 7c6f736..6e9f208 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiv.sty
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
 %   used by \cvtripleitem
 \@initializelength{\tripleitemcolumnwidth}
-\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \setlength{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
+
 
 % commands
 \renewcommand*{\recomputecvbodylengths}{%
diff --git a/moderncvbodyv.sty b/moderncvbodyv.sty
index 0a53e74..418925b 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyv.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyv.sty
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 %   used by \cvlistdoubleitem
 \@initializelength{\listdoubleitemcolumnwidth}
 %\@initializelength{\listdoubleitemmaincolumnwidth}
-\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \settowidth{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
+\@initializelength{\listitemsymbolspace}          \setlength{\listitemsymbolspace}{0pt}
 
 % commands
 \@initializecommand{\recomputecvbodylengths}{%