diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_side_bar.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_side_bar.html.erb
index e62596d58..485aa97ca 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_side_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_side_bar.html.erb
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 <% end -%>
 
 <%= content_tag :li, :class => active_for_controllers(nil) do -%>
-	<%= link_to content_tag(:i, nil, :class => 'icons-cog') + t('admin.site_settings'), nil %>
+	<%= link_to content_tag(:i, nil, :class => 'icons-cog') +content_tag("span",t('admin.site_settings')), nil %>
 <% end -%>
 
 <div class="content">