diff --git a/src/components/avatar/_avatar.scss b/src/components/avatar/_avatar.scss
index a0c5cd751443..bcbb071a5774 100644
--- a/src/components/avatar/_avatar.scss
+++ b/src/components/avatar/_avatar.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   text-align: center;
   vertical-align: middle;
   overflow-x: hidden;
-  cursor: default;
+  cursor: default; // Make sure we don't get the text cursor
 }
 
 .euiAvatar--user {