diff --git a/src/scss/base/_typography.scss b/src/scss/base/_typography.scss
index 5f88fe069f..d10159d9eb 100644
--- a/src/scss/base/_typography.scss
+++ b/src/scss/base/_typography.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 html {
     @include font-smoothing;
 
-    font-size: $base;
+    font-size: 100%;
 }
 
 body {