diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.hbs
index c18a9afe5fc..37966945a30 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/preferences.hbs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
       {{/if}}
       {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.email_private_messages" checked=model.email_private_messages}}
       {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.email_direct" checked=model.email_direct}}
-      {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.mailing_list_mode" checked=model.mailing_list_mode}}
+      <span class="pref-mailing-list-mode">{{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.mailing_list_mode" checked=model.mailing_list_mode}}</span>
       {{preference-checkbox labelKey="user.email_always" checked=model.email_always}}
 
       <div class='instructions'>