diff --git a/public/css/icinga/base.less b/public/css/icinga/base.less
index 7355aa0066..8d821c4fb5 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/base.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/base.less
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ td, th {
   // Smooth icons; ifont claims to have it, but it does not work in :before
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+}
 
-  &:before {
-    margin-left: 0;
-  }
+a > i::before {
+  margin-left: 0;
 }
 
 #layout {