diff --git a/less/jumbotron.less b/less/jumbotron.less
index 3a2365f05e..aadb4acf57 100644
--- a/less/jumbotron.less
+++ b/less/jumbotron.less
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .jumbotron {
   padding: @jumbotron-padding;
   margin-bottom: @jumbotron-padding;
-  font-size: (@font-size-base * 1.5);
+  font-size: @font-size-jumbotron;
   font-weight: 200;
   line-height: (@line-height-base * 1.5);
   color: @jumbotron-color;
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index 1a998b9461..e611c3a025 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@
 @jumbotron-padding:              30px;
 @jumbotron-color:                inherit;
 @jumbotron-bg:                   @gray-lighter;
-
 @jumbotron-heading-color:        inherit;
+@font-size-jumbotron:            ceil(@font-size-base * 1.50); 
 
 
 // Form states and alerts