diff --git a/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer-edx.scss b/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer-edx.scss
index 6a7fe943ad..e1ade87c0b 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer-edx.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer-edx.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 @import 'bootstrap/scss/variables';
 @import 'bootstrap/scss/mixins/breakpoints';
 
-$edx-footer-link-color: $link-color;
+$edx-footer-link-color: $primary;
 $edx-footer-bg-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);
 
 // Aggressively scoped for Drupal