diff --git a/src/material/menu/menu.scss b/src/material/menu/menu.scss
index 0935bb95e323..4f8d64d46b90 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/menu.scss
+++ b/src/material/menu/menu.scss
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mat-menu {
 
   .mat-divider {
     // Use margin instead of padding since divider uses border-top to render out the line.
-    color: token-utils.slot(menu-divider-color, $fallbacks);
+    border-top-color: token-utils.slot(menu-divider-color, $fallbacks);
     margin-bottom: token-utils.slot(menu-divider-bottom-spacing, $fallbacks);
     margin-top: token-utils.slot(menu-divider-top-spacing, $fallbacks);
   }