diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index b28d33091f..3b26988082 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 @navbar-color:                     #777;
 @navbar-bg:                        #eee;
 @navbar-padding-horizontal:        floor(@grid-gutter-width / 2);  // ~15px
-@navbar-padding-vertical:          15px;
+@navbar-padding-vertical:          ((@navbar-height - @line-height-computed) / 2);
 
 // Navbar links
 @navbar-link-color:                #777;