diff --git a/lib/components/term.js b/lib/components/term.js
index a11c9d64..f886d2b1 100644
--- a/lib/components/term.js
+++ b/lib/components/term.js
@@ -261,9 +261,7 @@ export default class Term extends Component {
          border-width: 1px !important;
       }
       x-row {
-        /* for now, we match the line-height with the fixed height
-         * of 14px that hterm sets */
-        line-height: 14px;
+        line-height: 1.2em;
       }
       ${hyperCaret}
       ${scrollBarCss}