diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index 5b950ae0ba0..9dcf332eee2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@
       margin-bottom: $dropdown-vertical-offset;
     }
 
-    li:not(.dropdown-bold-header) {
+    li {
       display: block;
       padding: 0 1px;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
index 22945e935ef..d79444fad79 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .dropdown-bold-header {
+  li.dropdown-bold-header {
     color: $gl-text-color-secondary;
     font-size: 12px;
+    padding: 0 16px;
   }
 
   .navbar-collapse {