diff --git a/ts/components/DropdownItem.svelte b/ts/components/DropdownItem.svelte
index dbed7977c..c0b475935 100644
--- a/ts/components/DropdownItem.svelte
+++ b/ts/components/DropdownItem.svelte
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
         justify-content: start;
         width: 100%;
 
-        font-size: var(--dropdown-font-size, var(--font-size));
+        font-size: var(--dropdown-font-size, small);
 
         background: none;
         box-shadow: none !important;