diff --git a/frontend/less/dark/variables.less b/frontend/less/dark/variables.less
index d3395a0ea4..25d996a633 100644
--- a/frontend/less/dark/variables.less
+++ b/frontend/less/dark/variables.less
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
 @dropdown-bg-value: @popover-bg-value;
 @dropdown-link-color-value: @text-color-value;
-@dropdown-link-hover-color-value: lighten(@text-color-value, 5%);
+@dropdown-link-hover-color-value: @dropdown-link-color-value;
 @dropdown-link-hover-bg-value: @navbar-inverse-link-hover-bg-value;
 @dropdown-divider-bg-value: @default-border-color-value;
 @dropdown-border-value: @default-border-color-value;