diff --git a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
index 548dd70748..b81b3ebede 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
     scrollRelative: function(mult) {
         const scrollNode = this._getScrollNode();
         const delta = mult * scrollNode.clientHeight * 0.5;
-        scrollNode.scrollTop = scrollNode.scrollTop + delta;
+        scrollNode.scrollBy(0, delta);
         this._saveScrollState();
     },