diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 20826e8e05..74e2fab730 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ $card-border-radius-inner: calc(#{$card-border-radius} - #{$card-border-width})
 $card-cap-bg:              $gray-lightest !default;
 $card-bg:                  $white !default;
 
-$card-link-hover-color:    $white !default;
+$card-inverse-link-hover-color:    $white !default;
 
 $card-img-overlay-padding: 1.25rem !default;
 
diff --git a/scss/mixins/_cards.scss b/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
index e535b316d7..c32ca689e2 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   }
   .card-link {
     @include hover-focus {
-      color: $card-link-hover-color;
+      color: $card-inverse-link-hover-color;
     }
   }
 }