diff --git a/packages/theme-chalk/src/popper.scss b/packages/theme-chalk/src/popper.scss
index c98c3f8f79..3218da0cd2 100644
--- a/packages/theme-chalk/src/popper.scss
+++ b/packages/theme-chalk/src/popper.scss
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     $adjacency
       in ('top': 'left', 'bottom': 'right', 'left': 'bottom', 'right': 'top')
   {
-    &[data-popper-placement^='#{$placement}'] {
+    &[data-popper-placement^='#{$placement}'] > {
       #{$arrow-selector}::before {
         border-#{$placement}-color: transparent !important;
         border-#{$adjacency}-color: transparent !important;