diff --git a/src/components/button/_button-base.scss b/src/components/button/_button-base.scss
index 08d1bf2abec..d15636afb44 100644
--- a/src/components/button/_button-base.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/_button-base.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $md-button-border-radius: 3px !default;
 
 // Icon Button standards
 $md-icon-button-size: 40px !default;
-$md-icon-button-border-radius: 50px !default;
+$md-icon-button-border-radius: 50% !default;
 $md-icon-button-line-height: 24px !default;
 
 // Fab standards