diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss
index 10ed6de1b484f2..5fe83b763c70cf 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 	padding-top: $block-padding;
 }
 
-.has-background {
+p.has-background {
 	padding: 20px 30px;
 }
 
-.has-text-color a {
+p.has-text-color a {
 	color: inherit;
 }