diff --git a/src/styles/footnotes.css b/src/styles/footnotes.css
index c53ff3d6aafa13..6afc7c28178ee0 100644
--- a/src/styles/footnotes.css
+++ b/src/styles/footnotes.css
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 }
 
 .tippy-box {
-	background-color: var(--sl-color-bg-nav);
-	border-color: var(--sl-color-text);
-	border: 0.1em solid;
-	color: var(--sl-color-white);
+	background-color: var(--sl-color-bg-nav) !important;
+	border-color: var(--sl-color-text) !important;
+	border: 0.1em solid !important;
+	color: var(--sl-color-white) !important;
 }