diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
index f0139b5f33a..2218b5705fc 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         margin: 5px 2px 5px -8px;
         border-radius: $border-radius-default;
 
-        svg {
+        .tanuki-logo {
           @media (min-width: $screen-sm-min) {
             margin-right: 8px;
           }
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/40161-extra-margin-on-svg-logo-in-header.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/40161-extra-margin-on-svg-logo-in-header.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fdaa90f0d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/40161-extra-margin-on-svg-logo-in-header.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Remove extra margin from wordmark in header
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: fixed