diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index bfcc3db2569..36100a3373a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@
   height: 24px;
   line-height: 16px;
 }
+.openerp .oe_view_manager_switch li a {
+  position: relative;
+}
 .openerp .oe_view_manager_switch .oe_vm_switch_list:after, .openerp .oe_view_manager_switch .oe_vm_switch_tree:after {
   padding: 2px;
   content: "i";
@@ -1065,7 +1068,6 @@
   font-size: 21px;
   font-weight: 300 !important;
   content: "}";
-  position: relative;
   top: -2px;
 }
 .openerp .oe_view_manager_switch .oe_vm_switch_gantt:after {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index bdbe2816927..6a8b9461a4b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -828,6 +828,8 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             width: 24px
             height: 24px
             line-height: 16px
+            a
+                position: relative
         .oe_vm_switch_list:after, .oe_vm_switch_tree:after
             padding: 2px
             content: "i"
@@ -836,7 +838,6 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             font-size: 21px
             font-weight: 300 !important
             content: "}"
-            position: relative
             top: -2px
         .oe_vm_switch_gantt:after
             content: "c"