diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 3a77eec4c9..1caaed6a01 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ $accordion-button-focus-border-color:     $input-focus-border-color !default;
 $accordion-button-focus-box-shadow:       $btn-focus-box-shadow !default;
 
 $accordion-icon-width:                    1.25rem !default;
-$accordion-icon-color:                    $accordion-color !default;
+$accordion-icon-color:                    $accordion-button-color !default;
 $accordion-icon-active-color:             $accordion-button-active-color !default;
 $accordion-icon-transition:               transform .2s ease-in-out !default;
 $accordion-icon-transform:                rotate(-180deg) !default;