diff --git a/src/sass/_theme_rst.sass b/src/sass/_theme_rst.sass
index 5ee155b3..c233055d 100644
--- a/src/sass/_theme_rst.sass
+++ b/src/sass/_theme_rst.sass
@@ -483,7 +483,10 @@
     border-radius: $base-line-height / 6
     padding: $base-line-height / 10 $base-line-height / 4
     margin: auto 0
-  kbd, .kbd
+  :not(kbd) > kbd,
+  :not(kbd) > .kbd,
+  :not(.kbd) > kbd,
+  :not(.kbd) > .kbd
     color: inherit
     font-size: 80%
     background-color: lighten($text-light, 30%)