diff --git a/files/templates/votes.html b/files/templates/votes.html
index fbf9f77cf2..994bb18c55 100644
--- a/files/templates/votes.html
+++ b/files/templates/votes.html
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 				</small>
 			</div>
 			<form action="votes" method="get" class="ml-auto flex items-center">
-				<label for="link-input">Paste permalink</label>
-				<input id="link-input" type="text" class="form-input" name="link" value="{{thing.permalink if thing else ''}}">
+				<input id="link-input" type="text" class="form-input" name="link" placeholder="Enter post url" value="{{thing.permalink if thing else ''}}">
 				<input type="submit" value="See votes" class="ml-2 btn btn-gray">
 			</form>
 		</div>