diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
index 2024a503ae..39071b6f9d 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomTile.scss
@@ -154,9 +154,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_unread, .mx_RoomTile_highlight {
-    font-weight: 700 !important;
-
     .mx_RoomTile_name {
+        font-weight: 700;
         color: $roomtile-selected-color;
     }
 }