diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 7b6c91ea1b..28da51a014 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -21,19 +21,13 @@
 	position: absolute;
 }
 
-.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column { 
-	margin: 0 -25px 0 4%; 
-	margin-right: 25px; 
-	width: 23%; 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child {
+	width: 35%;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-button {
+	padding: 0 16px;
 }
- 
-.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child { 
-	width: 28%; 
-} 
- 
-.welcome-panel .welcome-button { 
-	padding: 0 16px; 
-} 
  
 #wp-fullscreen-title {
 	width: 97%;
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index b92160f38f..bd349ff7d1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -2309,16 +2309,12 @@ html.wp-toolbar {
 }
 
 .ie8 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column { 
-	margin-right: 25px;
-	width: 25%;
+	min-width: 230px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child {
 	width: 36%;
 }
-.ie8 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child { 
-	width: 28%;
-}
 
 .welcome-panel-column p {
 	margin-top: 7px;