diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 6730c2e5b6..fe6f93933e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -396,6 +396,12 @@ div#dashboard-widgets {
 	display: inline;
 }
 
+a.post-state-format {
+	text-indent: 0;
+	line-height: 0;
+	font-size: 0;
+}
+
 table.ie-fixed {
 	table-layout: fixed;
 }