diff --git a/less/font-awesome.less b/less/font-awesome.less
index 5223931d7..d88172892 100644
--- a/less/font-awesome.less
+++ b/less/font-awesome.less
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ a [class*=" icon-"] {
   font-size: 4/3em;
 }
 
+.icon-large{
+  /* 1.5 increased font size for icon-large * 1.25 width */
+  width: 1.5*1.25em;
+}
+
 .btn, .nav-tabs {
   [class^="icon-"],
   [class*=" icon-"] {
@@ -77,12 +82,11 @@ li {
   [class*=" icon-"] {
     display: inline-block;
     width: 1.25em;
-    text-align: center;
+    vertical-align: baseline;
   }
-  .icon-large:before,
   .icon-large:before {
-    /* 1.5 increased font size for icon-large * 1.25 width */
-    width: 1.5*1.25em;
+      vertical-align: middle;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +100,6 @@ ul.icons {
     [class*=" icon-"] {
       width: .8em;
     }
-    .icon-large:before,
     .icon-large:before {
       /* 1.5 increased font size for icon-large * 1.25 width */
       vertical-align: initial;