diff --git a/packages/element/src/binding.ts b/packages/element/src/binding.ts
index 0f9188c04..f3a28cffd 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/binding.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/binding.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ export const isBindingEnabled = (appState: AppState): boolean => {
 
 export const FIXED_BINDING_DISTANCE = 5;
 export const BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_THICKNESS = 10;
-export const BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_OFFSET = 4;
 
 const getNonDeletedElements = (
   scene: Scene,
@@ -439,22 +438,13 @@ export const maybeBindLinearElement = (
 const normalizePointBinding = (
   binding: { focus: number; gap: number },
   hoveredElement: ExcalidrawBindableElement,
-) => {
-  let gap = binding.gap;
-  const maxGap = maxBindingGap(
-    hoveredElement,
-    hoveredElement.width,
-    hoveredElement.height,
-  );
-
-  if (gap > maxGap) {
-    gap = BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_THICKNESS + BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_OFFSET;
-  }
-  return {
-    ...binding,
-    gap,
-  };
-};
+) => ({
+  ...binding,
+  gap: Math.min(
+    binding.gap,
+    maxBindingGap(hoveredElement, hoveredElement.width, hoveredElement.height),
+  ),
+});
 
 export const bindLinearElement = (
   linearElement: NonDeleted<ExcalidrawLinearElement>,
@@ -1594,7 +1584,7 @@ export const maxBindingGap = (
     // bigger bindable boundary for bigger elements
     Math.min(0.25 * smallerDimension, 32),
     // keep in sync with the zoomed highlight
-    BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_THICKNESS / zoomValue + BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_OFFSET,
+    BINDING_HIGHLIGHT_THICKNESS / zoomValue + FIXED_BINDING_DISTANCE,
   );
 };