diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 078636f228..02670179a8 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ $bar-padding-portrait:            5px !default;
 $bar-padding-landscape:           5px !default;
 $bar-transparency:                1 !default;
 
-$bar-footer-height:               44px !default;
-$bar-subheader-height:            44px !default;
-$bar-subfooter-height:            44px !default;
+$bar-footer-height:               $bar-height !default;
+$bar-subheader-height:            $bar-height !default;
+$bar-subfooter-height:            $bar-height !default;
 
 $bar-light-bg:                    rgba($button-light-bg, $bar-transparency) !default;
 $bar-light-text:                  $button-light-text !default;