diff --git a/src/components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.scss b/src/components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.scss
index 79c816e0bbba..b9727b86b46c 100644
--- a/src/components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.scss
+++ b/src/components/breadcrumb/_breadcrumb.scss
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@
     position: relative;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
-    margin-right: $spacing-xs;
+    margin-right: $carbon--spacing-03;
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--breadcrumb-item::after {
     content: '/';
     color: $text-01;
-    margin-left: $spacing-xs;
+    margin-left: $carbon--spacing-03;
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--breadcrumb--no-trailing-slash .#{$prefix}--breadcrumb-item:last-child::after {