diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/settings.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/settings.js
index 1c5d33e21275..5e1c7e6f03e7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/settings.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/settings.js
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@
         const innerHTML = `<div class="settings">${buildSettingsPageSections(settings)}</div>`;
         const el = document.createElement(elementKind);
         el.id = "settings";
-        el.className = "popover";
+        if (!isSettingsPage) {
+            el.className = "popover";
+        }
         el.innerHTML = innerHTML;
 
         if (isSettingsPage) {