diff --git a/packages/components/src/external-link/style.scss b/packages/components/src/external-link/style.scss
index 831008215358cf..6af3b0e991e710 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/external-link/style.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/external-link/style.scss
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 
 .components-external-link__icon {
 	margin-left: 0.5ch;
+	font-weight: 400;
 }