diff --git a/addons/base/static/openerp/base.css b/addons/base/static/openerp/base.css
index a62d37011a0..cc23f103581 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/openerp/base.css
+++ b/addons/base/static/openerp/base.css
@@ -300,3 +300,8 @@ body {
     border-bottom-width: 1px;
     margin: 6px 4px 6px 1px;
 }
+
+/* jQuery UI override */
+.openerp .ui-widget {
+    font-size: 1em;
+}