diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
index 005696c0d89..c33016d7b38 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         font-size: $font-15px;
     }
 
-    .mx_ReplyTile .mx_EventTile_content {
-        line-height: var(--EventTile_bubble_line-line-height);
-    }
-
     .mx_MessageActionBar {
         top: -28px;
         z-index: 9; // above the avatar
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 39a33a5d20f..81364021fa1 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ $threadInfoLineHeight: calc(2 * $font-12px); // See: _commons.scss
             margin: $spacing-4 64px;
         }
     }
+
+    &[data-layout=bubble] {
+        .mx_ReplyTile .mx_EventTile_content {
+            line-height: var(--EventTile_bubble_line-line-height);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile:not([data-layout=bubble]) {