diff --git a/message/templates/message_popover.mustache b/message/templates/message_popover.mustache
index eed0b814896..1bbeb90304d 100644
--- a/message/templates/message_popover.mustache
+++ b/message/templates/message_popover.mustache
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             data-region="count-container"
         >
             <span aria-hidden="true">{{unreadcount}}</span>
-            <span class="visually-hidden" id="unread-messages-count-{{uniqid}}">{{#str}} unreadconversations, core_message, {{unreadcount}} {{/str}}</span>
+            <span class="sr-only" id="unread-messages-count-{{uniqid}}">{{#str}} unreadconversations, core_message, {{unreadcount}} {{/str}}</span>
         </div>
     </a>
     {{> core_message/message_jumpto }}