diff --git a/js-packages/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/scss/_variables.scss b/js-packages/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/scss/_variables.scss
index d5b6c9fbb..7cc58370f 100644
--- a/js-packages/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/js-packages/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 $fa-font-path:                "../webfonts" !default;
 $fa-font-size-base:           16px !default;
-$fa-font-display:             auto;
+$fa-font-display:             auto !default;
 $fa-css-prefix:               fa !default;
 $fa-version:                  "5.7.1" !default;
 $fa-border-color:             #eee !default;
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index d5b6c9fbb..7cc58370f 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 $fa-font-path:                "../webfonts" !default;
 $fa-font-size-base:           16px !default;
-$fa-font-display:             auto;
+$fa-font-display:             auto !default;
 $fa-css-prefix:               fa !default;
 $fa-version:                  "5.7.1" !default;
 $fa-border-color:             #eee !default;