diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
index 395dcd68d9..220790784e 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_unread, .mx_RoomTile_highlight {
-    font-weight: 800;
+    font-weight: 700 ! important;
 
     .mx_RoomTile_name {
         color: $roomtile-selected-color;