diff --git a/skinStyles/mediawiki/mediawiki.rcfilters.filters.base.styles.less b/skinStyles/mediawiki/mediawiki.rcfilters.filters.base.styles.less
index 16d417e7..542079bc 100644
--- a/skinStyles/mediawiki/mediawiki.rcfilters.filters.base.styles.less
+++ b/skinStyles/mediawiki/mediawiki.rcfilters.filters.base.styles.less
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 			}
 
 			&.oo-ui-optionWidget-selected {
-				background-color: var( --color-primary--active );
+				background-color: var( --background-color-primary--hover );
 			}
 
 			&:not( :last-child ):not( .mw-rcfilters-ui-itemMenuOptionWidget-identifier-talk ) {