diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/lists.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/lists.scss
index dcd98cb522f..7e829826eba 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/lists.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/lists.scss
@@ -255,8 +255,6 @@ ul.controls {
     }
 
     .author_link {
-      display: inline-block;
-
       .avatar-inline {
         margin-left: 0;
         margin-right: 0;
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/39607-fix-avatar--vertical-align.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/39607-fix-avatar--vertical-align.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d9fee12f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/39607-fix-avatar--vertical-align.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: "Fix user avatar's vertical align on the issues and merge requests pages"
+merge_request: 17072
+author: Laszlo Karpati
+type: fixed