diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 2f1d7740b4..a89c9cca5c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -2010,7 +2010,9 @@ body > [data-popper-placement] {
 .account {
   padding: 16px;
 
-  &:not(&--without-border) {
+  // Using :where keeps specificity low, allowing for existing
+  // .account overrides to still apply
+  &:where(:not(&--without-border)) {
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
   }