diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-form.php
index dda8889397..1c5c6120d7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form.php
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ window.onload = focusit;
 <?php
 if ($action != 'editcomment') {
 ?>
-<fieldset style="clear: both">
+<br />
+<fieldset style="clear:both">
 <legend><a href="http://wordpress.org/docs/reference/post/#excerpt" title="Help with excerpts">Excerpt</a></legend>
 <div><textarea rows="2" cols="40" name="excerpt" tabindex="4" id="excerpt"><?php echo $excerpt ?></textarea></div>
 </fieldset>
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 93a9ab30c3..633560156b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ textarea, input, select {
 	width: 6.5em;
 }
 
+#postpassworddiv {
+	clear: both;
+}
+
 #poststuff {
 	margin-right: 11em;
 }