diff --git a/lib/jquery.mobile.iscrollview.js b/lib/jquery.mobile.iscrollview.js
index a9129fb..f5b1669 100644
--- a/lib/jquery.mobile.iscrollview.js
+++ b/lib/jquery.mobile.iscrollview.js
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ function jqmIscrollviewRemoveLayerXYProps(e) {
       (IsMobileSafari && !IsIPad ? 60 : 0) +  // Add 60px for space recovered from Mobile Safari address bar
       this.options.wrapperAdd;                // User-supplied fudge-factor if needed
 
-    this.$wrapper.css("height", newWrapperHeight);
+    this.$wrapper.css("height", newWrapperHeight).css("position", "relative");
     this._expandScrollerToFillWrapper();
 
     if (this.options.traceResizeWrapper) {