diff --git a/less/badges.less b/less/badges.less
index 216d6014b9..06f4029251 100644
--- a/less/badges.less
+++ b/less/badges.less
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   font-weight: bold;
   color: @badge-color;
   line-height: 1;
-  vertical-align: middle;
+  vertical-align: baseline;
   white-space: nowrap;
   text-align: center;
   background-color: @badge-bg;
diff --git a/less/labels.less b/less/labels.less
index 7ee7ee68a4..7e7ea169f0 100644
--- a/less/labels.less
+++ b/less/labels.less
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   color: @label-color;
   text-align: center;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  vertical-align: middle;
+  vertical-align: baseline;
   background-color: @gray-light;
   border-radius: .25em;