diff --git a/normalize.css b/normalize.css
index e965db187..bbbd79d59 100644
--- a/normalize.css
+++ b/normalize.css
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ input,
 optgroup,
 select,
 textarea {
-  font-family: sans-serif; /* 1 */
+  font-family: inherit; /* 1 */
   font-size: 100%; /* 1 */
   line-height: 1.15; /* 1 */
   margin: 0; /* 2 */