diff --git a/landcover.mss b/landcover.mss
index c5df3f6d69..ae05722c53 100644
--- a/landcover.mss
+++ b/landcover.mss
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@
     text-face-name: @book-fonts;
     text-halo-radius: 1;
     text-wrap-width: 20;
+    text-placement: interior;
   }
 }