diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
index a98a81048d..8c0b4a5c14 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
@@ -153,12 +153,9 @@ limitations under the License.
     background-color: $warning-color;
 }
 
-.mx_RoomTile_unread, .mx_RoomTile_highlight {
-    .mx_RoomTile_name {
-        // Parent weighting won't apply to this because the above mx_RoomTile_name overrides.
-        font-weight: 700;
-        color: $roomtile-selected-color;
-    }
+.mx_RoomTile_unread, .mx_RoomTile_highlight .mx_RoomTile_name {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: $roomtile-selected-color;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_selected {