diff --git a/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb b/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb
index 5df2f5ba..c0490e60 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/helpers/gantt.rb
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ module Redmine
       end
       
       def html_subject(params, subject, options={})
-        style = "position: absolute;line-height:1.2em;height:16px;top:#{params[:top]}px;left:#{params[:indent]}px;overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis;"
+        style = "position: absolute;top:#{params[:top]}px;left:#{params[:indent]}px;"
         style << "width:#{params[:subject_width] - params[:indent]}px;" if params[:subject_width]
         
         output = view.content_tag 'div', subject, :class => options[:css], :style => style, :title => options[:title]
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 7e5847b1..65887581 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ background-image:url('../images/close_hl.png');
 }
 
 .gantt_subjects { font-size: 0.8em; }
+.gantt_subjects div { line-height:1.2em;height:16px;overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 
 .task {
   position: absolute;