diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 5d8f9eee08..2028da18dd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ window.onload = focusit;
     </fieldset>
 
 <br />
-<fieldset style="clear:both">
+<fieldset id="postexcerpt">
 <legend><a href="http://wordpress.org/docs/reference/post/#excerpt" title="<?php _e('Help with excerpts') ?>"><?php _e('Excerpt') ?></a></legend>
 <div><textarea rows="1" cols="40" name="excerpt" tabindex="4" id="excerpt"><?php echo $excerpt ?></textarea></div>
 </fieldset>
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 5aab0ab89e..6552b2a13e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ textarea, input, select {
 	padding: 3px;
 }
 
-#metainfo, #postdiv {
+#metainfo, #postdiv, #postexcerpt {
 	clear: both;
 }