diff --git a/scss/_utilities.scss b/scss/_utilities.scss
index 25ace532c..78265a31f 100644
--- a/scss/_utilities.scss
+++ b/scss/_utilities.scss
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
 .text-uppercase      { text-transform: uppercase !important; }
 .text-capitalize     { text-transform: capitalize !important; }
 
-// Weight
+// Weight and italics
 
 .font-normal  { font-weight: normal; }
 .font-bold    { font-weight: bold; }
-.font-italic  { font-style: normal; }
+.font-italic  { font-style: italic; }
 
 // Contextual colors