diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index 28cb8ae48e210..83df3ac94a2c1 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -545,6 +545,10 @@ nav.sub {
 	position: relative;
 }
 
+.search-loading {
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
 #results > table {
 	width: 100%;
 	table-layout: fixed;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
index f81f6d5d61fed..f41c1bd817ab2 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/main.js
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ function hideThemeButtonState() {
             var params = searchState.getQueryStringParams();
             if (params.search !== undefined) {
                 var search = searchState.outputElement();
-                search.innerHTML = "<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">" +
-                   searchState.loadingText + "</h3>";
+                search.innerHTML = "<h3 class=\"search-loading\">" +
+                    searchState.loadingText + "</h3>";
                 searchState.showResults(search);
                 loadSearch();
             }