diff --git a/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css b/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css
--- a/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css
+++ b/mercurial/templates/static/style-gitweb.css
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ div.followlines-link {
 }
 
 .btn-followlines {
+  position: absolute;
   display: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   box-sizing: content-box;
@@ -249,14 +250,6 @@ div.followlines-link {
   line-height: 5px;
 }
 
-tr .btn-followlines {
-  position: absolute;
-}
-
-span .btn-followlines {
-  float: left;
-}
-
 span.followlines-select .btn-followlines {
   margin-left: -1.6em;
 }
diff --git a/mercurial/templates/static/style-paper.css b/mercurial/templates/static/style-paper.css
--- a/mercurial/templates/static/style-paper.css
+++ b/mercurial/templates/static/style-paper.css
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ div.followlines-link {
 }
 
 .btn-followlines {
+  position: absolute;
   display: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   box-sizing: content-box;
@@ -367,14 +368,6 @@ div.followlines-link {
   line-height: 5px;
 }
 
-tr .btn-followlines {
-  position: absolute;
-}
-
-span .btn-followlines {
-  float: left;
-}
-
 span.followlines-select .btn-followlines {
   margin-left: -1.5em;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-hgweb.t b/tests/test-hgweb.t
--- a/tests/test-hgweb.t
+++ b/tests/test-hgweb.t
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static file
 
   $ get-with-headers.py --twice localhost:$HGPORT 'static/style-gitweb.css' - date etag server
   200 Script output follows
-  content-length: 9126
+  content-length: 9059
   content-type: text/css
   
   body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border:solid #d9d8d1; border-width:1px; margin:10px; background: white; color: black; }
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ static file
   }
   
   .btn-followlines {
+    position: absolute;
     display: none;
     cursor: pointer;
     box-sizing: content-box;
@@ -594,14 +595,6 @@ static file
     line-height: 5px;
   }
   
-  tr .btn-followlines {
-    position: absolute;
-  }
-  
-  span .btn-followlines {
-    float: left;
-  }
-  
   span.followlines-select .btn-followlines {
     margin-left: -1.6em;
   }