diff --git a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
index 91853e57e..689f29b42 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ const Component = Backbone.Model.extend(Styleable).extend(
         const propOrig = this.getStyle();
         this.rule = cc.setIdRule(this.getId(), prop, { ...opts, state });
         const diff = shallowDiff(propOrig, prop);
-        this.set('style', {}, { silent: 1 });
+        this.set('style', '', { silent: 1 });
         keys(diff).forEach(pr => this.trigger(`change:style:${pr}`));
       } else {
         prop = Styleable.setStyle.apply(this, arguments);