diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/link.js b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
index c6ec60d28..09ad33e38 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/link.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
@@ -114,13 +114,12 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.handleDragStartEvent = function(event) {
 		this.dragImage.appendChild(inner);
 		this.document.body.appendChild(this.dragImage);
 		// Astoundingly, we need to cover the dragger up: http://www.kryogenix.org/code/browser/custom-drag-image.html
-		var bounds = this.dragImage.firstChild.getBoundingClientRect(),
-			cover = this.document.createElement("div");
+		var cover = this.document.createElement("div");
 		cover.className = "tw-tiddler-dragger-cover";
-		cover.style.left = (bounds.left - 16) + "px";
-		cover.style.top = (bounds.top - 16) + "px";
-		cover.style.width = (bounds.width + 32) + "px";
-		cover.style.height = (bounds.height + 32) + "px";
+		cover.style.left = (inner.offsetLeft - 16) + "px";
+		cover.style.top = (inner.offsetTop - 16) + "px";
+		cover.style.width = (inner.offsetWidth + 32) + "px";
+		cover.style.height = (inner.offsetHeight + 32) + "px";
 		this.dragImage.appendChild(cover);
 		// Set the data transfer properties
 		var dataTransfer = event.dataTransfer;