diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 955b423a5a..bd90a66761 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ $link-color:                              $primary !default;
 $link-decoration:                         underline !default;
 $link-shade-percentage:                   20% !default;
 $link-hover-color:                        shift-color($link-color, $link-shade-percentage) !default;
-$link-hover-decoration:                   underline !default;
+$link-hover-decoration:                   $link-decoration !default;
 
 $stretched-link-pseudo-element:           after !default;
 $stretched-link-z-index:                  1 !default;