diff --git a/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.dev.js b/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.dev.js
index d331bd4a10..fffdc1c3ed 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.dev.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.dev.js
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 function WPSetAsThumbnail(id){
-	jQuery('#media-item-' + id + ' > a.wp-post-thumbnail').text( setPostThumbnailL10n.saving ).attr('href', '#');
+	var $link = jQuery('#media-item-' + id + ' a.wp-post-thumbnail');
+
+	$link.text( setPostThumbnailL10n.saving );
 	jQuery.post(ajaxurl, {
 		action:"set-post-thumbnail", post_id: post_id, thumbnail_id: id, cookie: encodeURIComponent(document.cookie)
 	}, function(str){
 		var win = window.dialogArguments || opener || parent || top;
+		$link.text( setPostThumbnailL10n.setThumbnail );
 		if ( str == '0' ) {
 			alert( setPostThumbnailL10n.error );
 		} else {
-			jQuery('a.wp-post-thumbnail').text( setPostThumbnailL10n.setThumbnail );
-			jQuery('#media-item-' + id + ' > a.wp-post-thumbnail').hide();
+			jQuery('a.wp-post-thumbnail').show();
+			$link.hide();
 			win.WPSetThumbnailID(id);
 			win.WPSetThumbnailHTML(str);
 		}
 	}
 	);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.js b/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.js
index 3967c8e994..d432a7b69d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-function WPSetAsThumbnail(id){jQuery("#media-item-"+id+" > a.wp-post-thumbnail").text(setPostThumbnailL10n.saving).attr("href","#");jQuery.post(ajaxurl,{action:"set-post-thumbnail",post_id:post_id,thumbnail_id:id,cookie:encodeURIComponent(document.cookie)},function(str){var win=window.dialogArguments||opener||parent||top;if(str=="0"){alert(setPostThumbnailL10n.error)}else{jQuery("a.wp-post-thumbnail").text(setPostThumbnailL10n.setThumbnail);jQuery("#media-item-"+id+" > a.wp-post-thumbnail").hide();win.WPSetThumbnailID(id);win.WPSetThumbnailHTML(str)}})};
\ No newline at end of file
+function WPSetAsThumbnail(id){var $link=jQuery("#media-item-"+id+" a.wp-post-thumbnail");$link.text(setPostThumbnailL10n.saving);jQuery.post(ajaxurl,{action:"set-post-thumbnail",post_id:post_id,thumbnail_id:id,cookie:encodeURIComponent(document.cookie)},function(str){var win=window.dialogArguments||opener||parent||top;$link.text(setPostThumbnailL10n.setThumbnail);if(str=="0"){alert(setPostThumbnailL10n.error)}else{jQuery("a.wp-post-thumbnail").show();$link.hide();win.WPSetThumbnailID(id);win.WPSetThumbnailHTML(str)}})};
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diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 9fcb7d7980..76bb7dbb99 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 		$scripts->add( 'image-edit', "/wp-admin/js/image-edit$suffix.js", array('jquery', 'json2', 'imgareaselect'), '20090929' );
 		$scripts->add_data( 'image-edit', 'group', 1 );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'set-post-thumbnail', "/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), '20091015' );
+		$scripts->add( 'set-post-thumbnail', "/wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), '20091021' );
 		$scripts->add_data( 'set-post-thumbnail', 'group', 1 );
 		$scripts->localize( 'set-post-thumbnail', 'setPostThumbnailL10n', array(
-			'setThumbnail' => __( 'Use for thumbnail' ),
+			'setThumbnail' => __( 'Use as thumbnail' ),
 			'saving' => __( 'Saving...' ),
 			'error' => __( 'Could not set that as the thumbnail image. Try a different attachment.' )
 		) );