diff --git a/scss/components/_modal.scss b/scss/components/_modal.scss
index 9ed05b6b..3f6d9e4d 100644
--- a/scss/components/_modal.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_modal.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     color: var(#{$css-var-prefix}color);
 
     // Content
-    article {
+    > article {
       $close-selector: if(
         $enable-classes,
         ".close, :is(a, button)[rel=prev]",