diff --git a/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/_variables.less b/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/_variables.less
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bae0d96a12234b3c0c195f49619fbe1c3e46839e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/_variables.less
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@theme-fontFamily-base: Verdana, sans-serif;
diff --git a/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/theme.less b/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/theme.less
index e55b60d4c5977177b48c1edc2fcaaa8f90b2f111..a580c1c1278ca1a19d85e542af054e0e3097abfd 100644
--- a/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/theme.less
+++ b/plugins/ExampleTheme/stylesheets/theme.less
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 @import "_colors.less";
-
-@theme-fontFamily-base: Verdana, sans-serif;
-
+@import "_variables.less";