Firewall & master cylinder don't match?

I am concerned about possible water leaks. I thought about making a sheet metal "washer" to go behind the M/C and smoosh a larger homemade gasket against the firewall. But thought I'd ask if anyone else encountered this and solved it first.

Not sure if this is the same issue you're having, butt this is what I did. I used a piece of 1/8" aluminum and sandwiched it between the MC and the firewall. There seemed to be a small void on the top part of the new disk brake master cylinder where light was shining through. You can see this in the picture. I didn't like that. It's much better with the homemade "washer" to close things up and seal everything. I used the master cylinder for a template.