Index: wp-admin/css/ie.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/ie.css	(revision 22425)
+++ wp-admin/css/ie.css	(working copy)
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@
 	font-size: 1.6em;
 }
 
+#submitdiv input,
+#submitdiv select,
+#submitdiv a.button {
+	position: relative;
+}
+
 #bh {
 	margin: 7px 10px 0 0;
 	float: right;
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(revision 22425)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(working copy)
@@ -5923,6 +5923,12 @@
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
+.ie8 #submitdiv input, 
+.ie8 #submitdiv select, 
+.ie8 #submitdiv a.button { 
+	position: relative; 
+} 
+
 #post-body-content {
 	margin-bottom: 20px;
 }