diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx
index 01a2a452..734fef5f 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx	
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx	
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const styles = stylex.create({
     },
   },
   child: {
-    color: `var(${vars.childColor})`,
+    color: vars.childColor,
   },
 });