diff --git a/res/css/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss b/res/css/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss
index 65e4493f19..cbddd97e18 100644
--- a/res/css/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/avatars/_BaseAvatar.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255139
     display: inline-block;
     user-select: none;
-    line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .mx_BaseAvatar_initial {
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
index 487bb38c49..8629682693 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
@@ -155,13 +155,17 @@ limitations under the License.
     .mx_EventTile_avatar {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
-        line-height: 1;
         img {
             box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px $eventbubble-avatar-outline;
             border-radius: 50%;
         }
     }
 
+    .mx_BaseAvatar,
+    .mx_EventTile_avatar {
+        line-height: 1;
+    }
+
     &[data-has-reply=true] {
         > .mx_EventTile_line {
             flex-direction: column;