diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css
index 5e83cde3cc..4f90cb1b6e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     Copyright (c) 2005 Lawrence Journal-World
 */
 
-body { margin:0; padding:0; font-family:"Lucida Grande","Bitstream Vera Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; color:#333; }
+body { margin:0; padding:0; font-family:"Lucida Grande","Bitstream Vera Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; color:#333; background:#fff; }
 
 /* LINKS */
 a:link, a:visited { color: #5b80b2; text-decoration:none; }