diff --git a/scss/_carousel.scss b/scss/_carousel.scss
index 0ac8f8714fb2..3a1352200151 100644
--- a/scss/_carousel.scss
+++ b/scss/_carousel.scss
@@ -132,19 +132,11 @@
   background-size: 100% 100%;
 }
 
-/* rtl:options: {
-  "autoRename": true,
-  "stringMap":[ {
-    "name"    : "prev-next",
-    "search"  : "prev",
-    "replace" : "next"
-  } ]
-} */
 .carousel-control-prev-icon {
-  background-image: escape-svg($carousel-control-prev-icon-bg);
+  background-image: escape-svg($carousel-control-prev-icon-bg) #{"/*rtl:" + escape-svg($carousel-control-next-icon-bg) + "*/"};
 }
 .carousel-control-next-icon {
-  background-image: escape-svg($carousel-control-next-icon-bg);
+  background-image: escape-svg($carousel-control-next-icon-bg) #{"/*rtl:" + escape-svg($carousel-control-prev-icon-bg) + "*/"};
 }
 
 // Optional indicator pips/controls