diff --git a/browser/components/preferences/privacy.xul b/browser/components/preferences/privacy.xul
index 3e8efd61b9b3..7d86cc840382 100644
--- a/browser/components/preferences/privacy.xul
+++ b/browser/components/preferences/privacy.xul
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
               <description>&rememberDescription.label;</description>
               <separator/>
               <description>&rememberActions.pre.label;<html:a
-                class="inline-link"
-                onclick="gPrivacyPane.clearPrivateDataNow(false);"
+                class="inline-link" href="#"
+                onclick="gPrivacyPane.clearPrivateDataNow(false); return false;"
               >&rememberActions.clearHistory.label;</html:a>&rememberActions.middle.label;<html:a
-                class="inline-link"
-                onclick="gPrivacyPane.showCookies();"
+                class="inline-link" href="#"
+                onclick="gPrivacyPane.showCookies(); return false;"
               >&rememberActions.removeCookies.label;</html:a>&rememberActions.post.label;</description>
             </vbox>
             <spacer flex="1" class="indent"/>
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
               <description>&dontrememberDescription.label;</description>
               <separator/>
               <description>&dontrememberActions.pre.label;<html:a
-                class="inline-link"
-                onclick="gPrivacyPane.clearPrivateDataNow(true);"
+                class="inline-link" href="#"
+                onclick="gPrivacyPane.clearPrivateDataNow(true); return false;"
               >&dontrememberActions.clearHistory.label;</html:a>&dontrememberActions.post.label;</description>
             </vbox>
             <spacer flex="1" class="indent"/>
diff --git a/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css b/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
index 1e1c9ae39506..e8d2e20c171a 100644
--- a/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
+++ b/browser/themes/gnomestripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
@@ -88,12 +88,10 @@ radio[pane=paneAdvanced] {
 .inline-link {
   color: -moz-nativehyperlinktext;
   text-decoration: underline;
-  outline: 1px solid transparent;
-  cursor: pointer;
 }
   
-.inline-link:focus, .inline-link:hover:active {
-  color: red;
+.inline-link:not(:focus) {
+  outline: 1px dotted transparent;
 }
 
 /* Modeless Window Dialogs */
diff --git a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
index 0d6bc2b3e100..db459b171f73 100644
--- a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
+++ b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
@@ -255,11 +255,10 @@ caption {
 .inline-link {
   color: -moz-nativehyperlinktext;
   text-decoration: underline;
-  cursor: pointer;
 }
   
-.inline-link:focus, .inline-link:hover:active {
-  color: red;
+.inline-link:not(:focus) {
+  outline: 1px dotted transparent;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
index f6a940eaa848..99e6e86a4416 100644
--- a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
+++ b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/preferences/preferences.css
@@ -115,11 +115,10 @@ radio[pane=paneAdvanced][selected="true"] {
 .inline-link {
   color: -moz-nativehyperlinktext;
   text-decoration: underline;
-  cursor: pointer;
 }
-  
-.inline-link:focus, .inline-link:hover:active {
-  color: red;
+
+.inline-link:not(:focus) {
+  outline: 1px dotted transparent;
 }
 
 /* Modeless Window Dialogs */