diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 01ff07a27ae..d1873cedb8c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@
   background-color: none;
 }
 .openerp .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_options li a {
+  white-space: nowrap;
   display: block;
   padding: 4px 15px;
   clear: both;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 1c5ffe27481..2c6add8a20b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
                 display: block
                 background-color: none
                 a
+                    white-space: nowrap
                     display: block
                     padding: 4px 15px
                     clear: both