diff --git a/ui/ui.datepicker.js b/ui/ui.datepicker.js
index c7705949d..9237de33f 100644
--- a/ui/ui.datepicker.js
+++ b/ui/ui.datepicker.js
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ $.extend(Datepicker.prototype, {
 		var gotoDate = (this._get(inst, 'gotoCurrent') && inst.currentDay ? currentDate : today);
 		currentText = (!navigationAsDateFormat ? currentText :
 			this.formatDate(currentText, gotoDate, this._getFormatConfig(inst)));
-		var controls = '<button type="button" class="ui-datepicker-close ui-state-default ui-priority-primary ui-corner-all" onclick="jQuery.datepicker._hideDatepicker();">' + this._get(inst, 'closeText') + '</button>';
+		var controls = (!inst.inline ? '<button type="button" class="ui-datepicker-close ui-state-default ui-priority-primary ui-corner-all" onclick="jQuery.datepicker._hideDatepicker();">' + this._get(inst, 'closeText') + '</button>' : '');
 		var buttonPanel = (showButtonPanel) ? '<div class="ui-datepicker-buttonpane ui-widget-content">' + (isRTL ? controls : '') +
 			(this._isInRange(inst, gotoDate) ? '<button type="button" class="ui-datepicker-current ui-state-default ui-priority-secondary ui-corner-all" onclick="jQuery.datepicker._gotoToday(\'#' + inst.id + '\');"' +
 			'>' + currentText + '</button>' : '') + (isRTL ? '' : controls) + '</div>' : '';
@@ -1405,8 +1405,7 @@ $.extend(Datepicker.prototype, {
 			}
 			html += group;
 		}
-		html += (!inst.inline ? buttonPanel : '') +
-			($.browser.msie && parseInt($.browser.version,10) < 7 && !inst.inline ?
+		html += buttonPanel + ($.browser.msie && parseInt($.browser.version,10) < 7 && !inst.inline ?
 			'<iframe src="javascript:false;" class="ui-datepicker-cover" frameborder="0"></iframe>' : '');
 		inst._keyEvent = false;
 		return html;