diff --git a/elements.less b/elements.less
index 108b963..5d0ae76 100644
--- a/elements.less
+++ b/elements.less
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
 .opacity(@opacity: 0.5) {
   @percent: @opacity * 100;
   /* IE 8 */
-  -ms-filter: ~"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=(@{percent}))";
-  /* IE 5-7 */ 
-  filter: ~"alpha(opacity = (@{percent}))";
+  -ms-filter: ~"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=@{percent})";
+  /* IE 5-7 */
+  filter: ~"alpha(opacity=@{percent})";
   /* Netscape */
   -moz-opacity: @opacity;
   /* Safari 1.x */