diff --git a/common/content/hints.js b/common/content/hints.js
index 4f22c149..211dae11 100644
--- a/common/content/hints.js
+++ b/common/content/hints.js
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ function Hints() //{{{
 
             span.style.left = leftPos + "px";
             span.style.top =  topPos + "px";
-            span.style.position = 'absolute';
             fragment.appendChild(span);
 
             pageHints.push([elem, text, span, null, elem.style.backgroundColor, elem.style.color, showText]);
diff --git a/common/skin/liberator.css b/common/skin/liberator.css
index 2b3e9cc6..146619a1 100644
--- a/common/skin/liberator.css
+++ b/common/skin/liberator.css
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 [liberator|highlight~=HintImage],
 [liberator|highlight~=Hint] {
     z-index: 5000;
-    position: absolute;
+    position: absolute !important;
 }
 [liberator|highlight~=Search] {
-    display: inline;
+    display: inline !important;
 }
 
 /* Applied only to completion buffer and MOW */