diff --git a/styleguide/src/system/components/data-display/Avatar/style.scss b/styleguide/src/system/components/data-display/Avatar/style.scss
index cb41e7ca0..a4019a5f2 100644
--- a/styleguide/src/system/components/data-display/Avatar/style.scss
+++ b/styleguide/src/system/components/data-display/Avatar/style.scss
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
   border-radius: 50%;
   display: inline-block;
   position: relative;
-  padding-top: 0.1em;
   margin-right: $space-xx-small;
   min-height: 22px;
   min-width: 22px;
   text-align: center;
 
+  .ds-flex-item {
+    padding-top: 0.1em;
+  }
+
   &::after {
     content: '';
     position: absolute;