diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss
index 30dfcf5466396..34536e0d5bda0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ $blocks-button__height: 3.1em;
 	border-radius: 0 !important;
 }
 
-.is-style-outline .wp-block-button__link,
+.is-style-outline > .wp-block-button__link,
 .wp-block-button__link.is-style-outline {
 	color: $dark-gray-700;
 	background-color: transparent;