diff --git a/src/lib/style-defaults.html b/src/lib/style-defaults.html
index a9412ee535..3a111ca78c 100644
--- a/src/lib/style-defaults.html
+++ b/src/lib/style-defaults.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       get _styleProperties() {
         if (!this._properties) {
           // force rules to reparse since they may be out of date
-          styleProperties.decorateStyles(this._styles);
+          styleProperties.decorateStyles(this._styles, this._element);
           // NOTE: reset cache for own properties; it may have been set when
           // an element in an import applied styles (e.g. custom-style)
           this._styles._scopeStyleProperties = null;