diff --git a/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php b/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php
index 0ff43b44d2..50f7edb3d2 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/default/comments.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 			<?php endif; ?>
 			<br />
 
-			<small class="commentmetadata"><a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>" title=""><?php comment_date('F jS, Y') ?> at <?php comment_time() ?></a> <?php edit_comment_link('e','',''); ?></small>
+			<small class="commentmetadata"><a href="#comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>" title=""><?php comment_date('F jS, Y') ?> at <?php comment_time() ?></a> <?php edit_comment_link('edit','&nbsp;&nbsp;',''); ?></small>
 
 			<?php comment_text() ?>