diff --git a/edit-post/components/keyboard-shortcut-help-modal/style.scss b/edit-post/components/keyboard-shortcut-help-modal/style.scss
index 8cf40412fbbc1..46ceb34c2b3b0 100644
--- a/edit-post/components/keyboard-shortcut-help-modal/style.scss
+++ b/edit-post/components/keyboard-shortcut-help-modal/style.scss
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@
 	}
 
 	&__shortcut-term {
-		flex: 1;
 		order: 1;
-		text-align: right;
 		font-weight: bold;
 		margin: 0 0 0 1rem;
 	}
 
 	&__shortcut-description {
+		flex: 1;
 		order: 0;
 		margin: 0;
+
+		// IE 11 flex item fix - ensure the item does not collapse
+		flex-basis: auto;
 	}
 
 	&__shortcut-key-combination {