diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index a7b462936cc7c..f487d66edac7d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -192,15 +192,12 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4 {
 .rustdoc-breadcrumbs {
 	grid-area: main-heading-breadcrumbs;
 	line-height: 1.25;
-	display: flex;
-	flex-wrap: wrap;
-	align-items: end;
 	padding-top: 5px;
+	position: relative;
+	z-index: 1;
 }
 .rustdoc-breadcrumbs a {
-	padding: 4px 0;
-	margin: -4px 0;
-	z-index: 1;
+	padding: 5px 0 7px;
 }
 /* The only headings that get underlines are:
 	 Markdown-generated headings within the top-doc
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/templates/print_item.html b/src/librustdoc/html/templates/print_item.html
index 9fd575b2751e0..62954dbb02323 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/templates/print_item.html
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/templates/print_item.html
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <div class="main-heading">
     {% if !path_components.is_empty() %}
-    <span class="rustdoc-breadcrumbs">
+    <div class="rustdoc-breadcrumbs">
         {% for (i, component) in path_components.iter().enumerate() %}
             {% if i != 0 %}
                 ::<wbr>
             {% endif %}
             <a href="{{component.path|safe}}index.html">{{component.name}}</a>
         {% endfor %}
-    </span>
+    </div>
     {% endif %}
     <h1>
         {{typ}}