diff --git a/assets/scss/_variables.scss b/assets/scss/_variables.scss
index 434d40ff2..f46b4bb64 100644
--- a/assets/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $td-fonts-serif: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto,
   "Segoe UI Symbol";
 
 @if $td-enable-google-fonts {
-  $td-fonts-serif: join("#{$google_font_name}", $td-fonts-serif);
+  $td-fonts-serif: join($google_font_name, $td-fonts-serif);
 }
 
 $font-family-sans-serif: $td-fonts-serif !default; // TODO: consider moving into UG SCSS or namespace the var (td-)