diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index dffc0a6..ad48d77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Changed Element#makeClipping to remember the original overflow value, even if it's a non-inline style. [Andrew Dupont]
+
 * Cross-browser Event#isLeftClick with the addition of is(Middle|Right)Click.  Closes #7520.  [Christophe Porteneuve, Richard Quadling, Mislav Marohnić]
 
 * Changed Selector to use the non-XPath approach for Safari 3 because of bugs in its version of document.evaluate. [Andrew Dupont]
diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index 133e9b2..ba86405 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ Element.Methods = {
   makeClipping: function(element) {
     element = $(element);
     if (element._overflow) return element;
-    element._overflow = element.style.overflow || 'auto';
-    if ((Element.getStyle(element, 'overflow') || 'visible') != 'hidden')
+    element._overflow = Element.getStyle(element, 'overflow') || 'auto';
+    if (element._overflow !== 'hidden')
       element.style.overflow = 'hidden';
     return element;
   },