diff --git a/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-42-0/_popovers.scss b/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-42-0/_popovers.scss
index e88759d6..e9d1fe67 100644
--- a/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-42-0/_popovers.scss
+++ b/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-42-0/_popovers.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   min-width: 21em;
 
   .popup-sub-menu .popup-menu-item > :first-child {
-    &:ltr { padding-left: $base_padding * 2 !important; margin-left: $base_margin !important; }
-    &:rtl { padding-right: $base_padding * 2 !important; margin-right: $base_margin !important; }
+    &:ltr { padding-left: $base_padding * 2 !important; margin-left: 0 !important; }
+    &:rtl { padding-right: $base_padding * 2 !important; margin-right: 0 !important; }
   }
 }