diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm
index 256437707..b24caf49a 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Fill/3DHoneycomb.pm
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ sub fill_surface {
     
     my $distance = scale($self->spacing) / $params{density};
     
-    # align bounding box to a multiple of our honeycomb grid
+    # align bounding box to a multiple of our honeycomb grid module
+    # (a module is 2*$distance since one $distance half-module is 
+    # growing while the other $distance half-module is shrinking)
     {
         my $min = $bb->min_point;
         $min->translate(
-            -($bb->x_min % $distance),
-            -($bb->y_min % $distance),
+            -($bb->x_min % (2*$distance)),
+            -($bb->y_min % (2*$distance)),
         );
         $bb->merge_point($min);
     }