diff --git a/skinStyles/extensions/VisualEditor/ext.visualEditor.less b/skinStyles/extensions/VisualEditor/ext.visualEditor.less
index 81ddd501..760cc780 100644
--- a/skinStyles/extensions/VisualEditor/ext.visualEditor.less
+++ b/skinStyles/extensions/VisualEditor/ext.visualEditor.less
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@
 
 	.CodeMirror {
 		padding: 0 !important;
-		line-height: @content-line-height; // Lining up syntax highlighter
+		line-height: @content-line-height !important; // Lining up syntax highlighter
 
 		&-code * {
-			line-height: @content-line-height; // Lining up syntax highlighter
+			line-height: @content-line-height !important; // Lining up syntax highlighter
 		}
 	}
 
 	.ve-ui-mwWikitextSurface .ve-ce-paragraphNode {
-		line-height: @content-line-height; // Lining up syntax highlighter
+		line-height: @content-line-height !important; // Lining up syntax highlighter
 	}
 }