diff --git a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.css b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.css
index 651d0d2de..bd51cc4ba 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.css
+++ b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.css
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 }
 #mw-echo-overlay-title-text {
 	display: inline-block;
+	*display: inline;
+	zoom: 1;
 }
 #mw-echo-overlay-moreinfo-link {
 	display: inline-block;
diff --git a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js
index 3f91cf3a4..f03f5ca2a 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js
+++ b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@
 
 				// add link to notification preferences
 				$overlayFooter.append(
-					$prefLink
-						.clone()
+					$( '<a>' )
+						.html( $prefLink.html() )
 						.attr( 'id', 'mw-echo-overlay-pref-link' )
 						.addClass( 'mw-echo-grey-link' )
 						.attr( 'href', $prefLink.attr( 'href' ) + '#mw-prefsection-echo' )