diff --git a/app/views/shared/milestones/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/milestones/_sidebar.html.haml
index 2ae0145727c..f03e0ab154c 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/milestones/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/milestones/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     .block.merge-requests
       .sidebar-collapsed-icon
         %strong
-          = icon('exclamation', 'aria-hidden': 'true')
+          = custom_icon('mr_bold')
         %span= milestone.merge_requests.count
       .title.hide-collapsed
         Merge requests