diff --git a/scss/_navbar.scss b/scss/_navbar.scss
index a360d2a059..76ac085c10 100644
--- a/scss/_navbar.scss
+++ b/scss/_navbar.scss
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@
   margin-bottom: 0;
   list-style: none;
 
-  .show > .nav-link,
-  .nav-link.active {
-    color: var(--#{$prefix}navbar-active-color);
+  .nav-link {
+    &.active,
+    &.show {
+      color: var(--#{$prefix}navbar-active-color);
+    }
   }
 
   .dropdown-menu {