diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
index f4e575965e..5b11da2f16 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 // default zoom/pan controls
 //
 OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom = Class.create();
+OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom.X = 4;
+OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom.Y = 4;
 OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom.prototype = 
   Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Control(), {
-    /** @type OpenLayers.Pixel */
-    position: new OpenLayers.Pixel(4,4),
 
     /** @type Array(...) */
     buttons: null,
 
     initialize: function() {
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.position = new OpenLayers.Pixel(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom.X,
+                                             OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom.Y);
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
index b9b40db7a3..3ec9ba992e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 // default zoom/pan controls
 //
 OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = Class.create();
+OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.X = 4;
+OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.Y = 4;
 OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.prototype = 
   Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom(), {
     // Array(...)
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.prototype =
 
     initialize: function() {
         OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.position = new OpenLayers.Pixel(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.X,
+                                             OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar.Y);
     },
 
     /**