diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
index dd805805ab..6332079831 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_IRCLayout.scss
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ $irc-line-height: $font-18px;
         }
 
         > .mx_EventTile_e2eIcon {
-            position: relative;
+            position: absolute;
             right: unset;
             left: unset;
             top: 0;