diff --git a/lib/components/term.js b/lib/components/term.js
index fb754cfc..7bae79c7 100644
--- a/lib/components/term.js
+++ b/lib/components/term.js
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ export default class Term extends Component {
          border-width: 1px !important;
       }
       x-row {
-        line-height: 1.2em;
+        /* for now, we match the line-height with the fixed height
+         * of 14px that hterm sets */
+        line-height: 14px;
       }
       ${hyperCaret}
       ${scrollBarCss}