diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
index 66b09e0d..7521a8a4 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.mobile.widget, {
 						item.addClass( "ui-li-has-arrow" );
 					}
 
-					a.first().addClass( "ui-link-inherit" );
+					a.first().removeClass( "ui-link" ).addClass( "ui-link-inherit" );
 
 					if ( a.length > 1 ) {
 						itemClass += " ui-li-has-alt";