diff --git a/lib/default-theme/styles/code.styl b/lib/default-theme/styles/code.styl
index 2af6b2dcb7..cbd02ccdd7 100644
--- a/lib/default-theme/styles/code.styl
+++ b/lib/default-theme/styles/code.styl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     code
       color #fff
       padding 0
-      background-color none
+      background-color transparent
       border-radius 0
     &:before
       position absolute