diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/EventTilePreview.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/EventTilePreview.tsx
index 77db94b5dd..20d6cbaeb3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/EventTilePreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/EventTilePreview.tsx
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export default class EventTilePreview extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 mxEvent={event}
                 layout={this.props.layout}
                 enableFlair={SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Flair)}
+                as="div"
             />
         </div>;
     }