diff --git a/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css b/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
index 9bc946e70e..74cb442462 100644
--- a/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
+++ b/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
@@ -2860,6 +2860,7 @@ fieldset[disabled] .btn-link:focus {
   font-weight: normal;
   line-height: 20px;
   color: #333333;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover,
diff --git a/less/dropdowns.less b/less/dropdowns.less
index 29913c66ab..7f9f776035 100644
--- a/less/dropdowns.less
+++ b/less/dropdowns.less
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     font-weight: normal;
     line-height: @line-height-base;
     color: @dropdown-link-color;
+    white-space: nowrap; // prevent links from randomly breaking onto new lines
   }
 }