diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 6897ce6bde..7d2cc79546 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1529,11 +1529,11 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		}
 	?>
 		<p class="submit inline-edit-save">
-			<a href="#inline-edit" class="button-secondary cancel alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
+			<button type="button" class="button-secondary cancel alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></button>
 			<?php if ( ! $bulk ) {
 				wp_nonce_field( 'inlineeditnonce', '_inline_edit', false );
 				?>
-				<a href="#inline-edit" class="button-primary save alignright"><?php _e( 'Update' ); ?></a>
+				<button type="button" class="button-primary save alignright"><?php _e( 'Update' ); ?></button>
 				<span class="spinner"></span>
 			<?php } else {
 				submit_button( __( 'Update' ), 'button-primary alignright', 'bulk_edit', false );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js b/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
index 3dcbc2fbe4..7d47a2f5c5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 			}
 		});
 
-		$('a.cancel', qeRow).click(function(){
+		$( '.cancel', qeRow ).click( function() {
 			return inlineEditPost.revert();
 		});
-		$('a.save', qeRow).click(function(){
+		$( '.save', qeRow ).click( function() {
 			return inlineEditPost.save(this);
 		});
 		$('td', qeRow).keydown(function(e){
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 			}
 		});
 
-		$('a.cancel', bulkRow).click(function(){
+		$( '.cancel', bulkRow ).click( function() {
 			return inlineEditPost.revert();
 		});