diff --git a/packages/default/scss/avatar/_variables.scss b/packages/default/scss/avatar/_variables.scss
index 469af7db43a..7224b1b1fcb 100644
--- a/packages/default/scss/avatar/_variables.scss
+++ b/packages/default/scss/avatar/_variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Avatar
 $avatar-border-width: 1px !default;
-$avatar-border-radius: map-get( $spacing, 1 ) !default;
+$avatar-border-radius: 2px !default;
 
 $avatar-font-family: $font-family !default;
 $avatar-font-size: $font-size !default;