diff --git a/lib/preboot.less b/lib/preboot.less
index 9aad126d399c..906cf2e448ad 100644
--- a/lib/preboot.less
+++ b/lib/preboot.less
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@
     background-color: @endColor;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(@startColor), color-stop(@colorStop, @midColor), to(@endColor));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@startColor, color-stop(@colorStop, @midColor), @endColor);
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@startColor, @midColor @colorStop*100%, @endColor);
     background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(@startColor, @midColor @colorStop*100%, @endColor);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(@startColor, color-stop(@midColor, @colorStop), @endColor);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(@startColor, color-stop(@midColor, @colorStop), @endColor);
-    background-image: linear-gradient(@startColor, color-stop(@midColor, @colorStop), @endColor);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(@startColor, @midColor @colorStop*100%, @endColor);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(@startColor, @midColor @colorStop*100%, @endColor);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(@startColor, @midColor @colorStop*100%, @endColor);
   }
 }