diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
index 00acf2d10..01600ba4e 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 			maxHeight,
 			overflow;
 
+		this.element.css( "height", this.originalHeight );
+
 		if ( heightStyle === "fill" ) {
 			// IE 6 treats height like minHeight, so we need to turn off overflow
 			// in order to get a reliable height