diff --git a/apps/common/main/resources/less/input.less b/apps/common/main/resources/less/input.less
index 195250b64..f0478c568 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/resources/less/input.less
+++ b/apps/common/main/resources/less/input.less
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
     border: @scaled-one-px-value solid @border-regular-control;
     background-color: @background-normal-ie;
     background-color: @background-normal;
-
+    &:-ms-input-placeholder {
+        color: @text-tertiary-ie;
+    }
     &:focus {
         border-color: @border-control-focus-ie;
         border-color: @border-control-focus;
@@ -116,10 +118,6 @@ input[type="text"]::selection, textarea::selection {
     color: @text-inverse;
 }
 
-input.form-control:-ms-input-placeholder {
-    color: @text-tertiary-ie;
-}
-
 textarea.form-control:focus {
     //border-color: @border-control-focus;
 }