diff --git a/rigify/rigs/limbs/limb_rigs.py b/rigify/rigs/limbs/limb_rigs.py
index 4841fd425a650ec1f15f6667231eb0e49a320ba1..ae85463873cd03ace83d69a4399f28134121df71 100644
--- a/rigify/rigs/limbs/limb_rigs.py
+++ b/rigify/rigs/limbs/limb_rigs.py
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@ class BaseLimbRig(BaseRig):
     def parent_fk_control_bone(self, i, ctrl, prev, org, parent_mch):
         if parent_mch:
             self.set_bone_parent(ctrl, parent_mch)
+        elif i == 0:
+            self.set_bone_parent(ctrl, prev, inherit_scale='AVERAGE')
         else:
-            self.set_bone_parent(ctrl, prev, use_connect=(i > 0))
+            self.set_bone_parent(ctrl, prev, use_connect=True, inherit_scale='ALIGNED')
 
     @stage.configure_bones
     def configure_fk_control_chain(self):
diff --git a/rigify/rigs/limbs/paw.py b/rigify/rigs/limbs/paw.py
index 7f9fcfe542c366cd177a4d34ee15677f2fdde1db..9ea971883eeb97f4882731999573c921852a7cca 100644
--- a/rigify/rigs/limbs/paw.py
+++ b/rigify/rigs/limbs/paw.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Rig(BaseLimbRig):
 
     def parent_fk_parent_bone(self, i, parent_mch, prev_ctrl, org, prev_org):
         if i == self.toe_bone_index:
-            self.set_bone_parent(parent_mch, prev_org, use_connect=True)
+            self.set_bone_parent(parent_mch, prev_org, use_connect=True, inherit_scale='ALIGNED')
 
         else:
             super().parent_fk_parent_bone(i, parent_mch, prev_ctrl, org, prev_org)