diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
index 8056ff484..a487edc98 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
           <div className='account__header__tabs__name'>
             <h1>
-              <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={displayNameHtml} />
               <a href={account.get('url')} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'><span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={displayNameHtml} /></a>{isRemote ? <span> <IconButton icon='external-link' size={14} onClick={this.handleDisplayNameClick} /></span> : null}
               <small>
                 <span>@{acct}</span> {lockedIcon}
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/hometown.scss b/app/javascript/styles/hometown.scss
index 8b1378917..bb0c938e8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/hometown.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/hometown.scss
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-
+// app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/header.jsx
+// Because we provide a link to the profile instead of a plain <span>, we override
+// the color to ensure it doesn't use the accent color.
+.account__header__tabs__name a {
+  color: inherit;
+}