diff --git a/clutter-i18n/manual/test-clutter-i18n.c b/clutter-i18n/manual/test-clutter-i18n.c
index f3b59533eaeb2ca753214b9f3f3708b979beb224..f104cd61e95efef84f9038ec9bf723b2ac0d053c 100644
--- a/clutter-i18n/manual/test-clutter-i18n.c
+++ b/clutter-i18n/manual/test-clutter-i18n.c
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   label = clutter_text_new_full ("Serif Italic 40px",
                                  _("Testing internationalization"),
                                  CLUTTER_COLOR_Black);
+
+  /* status bar occupies the top of window, so the text isn't shown
+     when running on a target. It would be sufficient to draw the text
+     100px below from the top. */
+  clutter_actor_set_position (label, 20, 100);
   clutter_container_add_actor (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (stage), label);
 
   clutter_main ();