diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
index da63db7023..09ac1820f6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Permalink = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         if (!this.element) {
             this.div.className = this.displayClass;
             this.element = document.createElement("a");
-            this.element.style.fontSize="smaller";
             this.element.innerHTML = "Permalink";
             this.element.href="";
             this.div.appendChild(this.element);
diff --git a/theme/default/style.css b/theme/default/style.css
index 19ab090eca..242e5d3589 100644
--- a/theme/default/style.css
+++ b/theme/default/style.css
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ div.olMapViewport {
     bottom: 1.5em;
     display: block;
     position: absolute;
+    font-size: smaller;
 } 
 
 div.olControlMousePosition {