diff --git a/src/css/codemirror.css b/src/css/codemirror.css
index 45d009515..d7b5d7410 100644
--- a/src/css/codemirror.css
+++ b/src/css/codemirror.css
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     flex-grow: 1;
     }
 .cm-search-widget > :last-child {
-    justify-content: flex-end;
+    text-align: end;
     }
 
 .cm-search-widget-input {
diff --git a/src/js/codemirror/search.js b/src/js/codemirror/search.js
index 1335d816d..df39ee15e 100644
--- a/src/js/codemirror/search.js
+++ b/src/js/codemirror/search.js
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ import { i18n$ } from '../i18n.js';
                   '<span class="cm-linter-widget-up cm-search-widget-button fa-icon">angle-up</span>&nbsp;' +
                   '<span class="cm-linter-widget-down cm-search-widget-button fa-icon fa-icon-vflipped">angle-up</span>&emsp;' +
                 '</span>' +
-                '<a class="fa-icon sourceURL" href>external-link</a>' +
+                '<span>' +
+                    '<a class="fa-icon sourceURL" href>external-link</a>' +
+                '</span>' +
               '</div>' +
             '</div>';
         const domParser = new DOMParser();