diff --git a/static/bootstrap-overrides.less b/static/bootstrap-overrides.less
index 258de6320..df61c0171 100644
--- a/static/bootstrap-overrides.less
+++ b/static/bootstrap-overrides.less
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ body {
   font-family: inherit; // inherit from html
   font-size: inherit; // inherit from html
 }
+
+// Latest Bootstrap specifies the font properties again instead of inheriting
+.tooltip {
+  font-family: @font-family;
+  font-size: @font-size;
+}