diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 269cb50ed4..91103b624d 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ $list-group-disabled-bg:         $list-group-bg !default;
 $list-group-action-color:             $gray-700 !default;
 $list-group-action-hover-color:       $list-group-action-color !default;
 
-$list-group-action-active-color:      $list-group-color !default;
+$list-group-action-active-color:      $body-color !default;
 $list-group-action-active-bg:         $gray-200 !default;