diff --git a/gitweb.cgi b/gitweb.cgi
index d025320027..63a0169395 100755
--- a/gitweb.cgi
+++ b/gitweb.cgi
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ sub git_header_html {
 <title>$title</title>
 $rss_link
 <style type="text/css">
-body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin:0px; border:solid #d9d8d1; border-width:1px; margin:10px; }
+body {
+	font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border:solid #d9d8d1; border-width:1px;
+	margin:10px; background-color:#ffffff; color:#000000;
+}
 a { color:#0000cc; }
 a:hover, a:visited, a:active { color:#880000; }
 div.page_header { height:25px; padding:8px; font-size:18px; font-weight:bold; background-color:#d9d8d1; }