diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css
index cf73ebc9..88a34fba 100755
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ ul.actions {
     -webkit-focus-ring: none;
   }
 
-  .ie #head #searchbar #searchbar-fauxtext input#search-query {
-    padding: 0.4em 0 0 0.5em;
+  .ie8 #head #searchbar #searchbar-fauxtext input#search-query {
+    padding: 0.5em 0 0 0.5em;
   }
 
   #head #searchbar #searchbar-fauxtext input#search-query.ph {