diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
index 01f5dc9df..1e8cf94f7 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@
         // FIXME:  if an element has an id, its zoomed copy will have the same ID
         if (this.id) {svg.removeable = false; SVG.Element(svg.element,{"id":this.id})}
         if (this.href) {
-	  var a = SVG.Element("a");
+	  var a = SVG.Element("a",{"class":"mjx-svg-href"});
 	  a.setAttributeNS(XLINKNS,"href",this.href);
           a.onclick = this.SVGlink;
           SVG.addElement(a,"rect",{width:svg.w, height:svg.h+svg.d, y:-svg.d,
@@ -1027,10 +1027,8 @@
             // for svg element, put <a> inside the main <g> element
             var g = svg.element.firstChild;
             while (g.firstChild) {a.appendChild(g.firstChild)}
-            g.appendChild(a); this.SVGaddClass(g,"mjx-svg-href");
-            g.removeAttribute("fill"); g.removeAttribute("stroke");
+            g.appendChild(a);
           } else {
-            this.SVGaddClass(svg.element,"mjx-svg-href");
             a.appendChild(svg.element); svg.element = a;
           }
           svg.removeable = false;