diff --git a/components/search.less b/components/search.less
index 058bf2e..8498dda 100644
--- a/components/search.less
+++ b/components/search.less
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 // present the fulltext search one obscures the 'Go' one.
 #searchButton,
 #mw-searchButton {
+	background-color: transparent;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: @border-width-base;
 	bottom: @border-width-base;
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@
 }
 
 #searchButton {
-	background-color: transparent;
 	.background-image-svg( 'images/search.svg', 'images/search.png' );
 	background-position: center center;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;