diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/DesktopBuildsNotice.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/DesktopBuildsNotice.tsx
index f2441b83a478..7a293326bafb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/DesktopBuildsNotice.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/DesktopBuildsNotice.tsx
@@ -37,19 +37,22 @@ export default function DesktopBuildsNotice({ isRoomEncrypted, kind }: IProps) {
     if (EventIndexPeg.get()) return null;
 
     if (EventIndexPeg.error) {
-        return <>
-            { _t("Message search initialisation failed, check <a>your settings</a> for more information", {}, {
-                a: sub => (<a onClick={(evt) => {
-                    evt.preventDefault();
-                    dis.dispatch({
-                        action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
-                        initialTabId: UserTab.Security,
-                    });
-                }}>
-                    { sub }
-                </a>),
-            }) }
-        </>;
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_DesktopBuildsNotice">
+                { _t("Message search initialisation failed, check <a>your settings</a> for more information", {}, {
+                    a: sub => (<a className="mx_linkButton"
+                        onClick={(evt) => {
+                            evt.preventDefault();
+                            dis.dispatch({
+                                action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
+                                initialTabId: UserTab.Security,
+                            });
+                        }}>
+                        { sub }
+                    </a>),
+                }) }
+            </div>
+        );
     }
 
     const { desktopBuilds, brand } = SdkConfig.get();