diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/style.scss
index 5ad272a0369c8b..a2ee0eea17f4a0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/style.scss
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 
 .block-editor-block-list__block-selection-button {
 	display: inline-flex;
-	padding: 0 ( $grid-unit-15 + $border-width );
+	padding: 0 $grid-unit-15;
 	z-index: z-index(".block-editor-block-list__block-selection-button");
 
 	// Dark block UI appearance.
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 		padding: 0;
 		height: $grid-unit-30;
 		min-width: $grid-unit-30;
+		margin-left: -2px;
 
 		// Drag handle is smaller than the others.
 		svg {