diff --git a/common/content/hints.js b/common/content/hints.js
index 088b5b7e..d1536915 100644
--- a/common/content/hints.js
+++ b/common/content/hints.js
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ function Hints() //{{{
                     setClass(imgspan, activeHint == hintnum)
                 }
 
+                span.style.display = "inline";
                 span.setAttribute("number", hintnum++);
                 if (imgspan)
                     imgspan.setAttribute("number", hintnum);
diff --git a/common/skin/liberator.css b/common/skin/liberator.css
index 70a8e3f7..c892b45e 100644
--- a/common/skin/liberator.css
+++ b/common/skin/liberator.css
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
 [liberator|highlight~=Hint] {
     z-index: 5000;
     position: absolute;
-    display: inline;
 }
 [liberator|highlight~=Search] {
     display: inline;