diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-modal.scss
index 6d13175184e..68769ee8d09 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/login-modal.scss
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
           margin-bottom: 0.25em;
         }
         margin-bottom: 1em;
-        label.alt-placeholder {
+        .user-field:not(.dropdown) label.alt-placeholder {
           top: 8px;
         }
         input:focus + label,