diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index 026107c1..edeca89e 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
             this.$printMarginEl = dom.createElement("div");
             this.$printMarginEl.className = "ace_print-margin";
             containerEl.appendChild(this.$printMarginEl);
-            this.content.insertBefore(containerEl, this.$textLayer.element);
+            this.content.insertBefore(containerEl, this.content.firstChild);
         }
 
         var style = this.$printMarginEl.style;