diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js b/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js
index 16da9bec496b..72c7ce0e544a 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngStyle.js
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
    </example>
  */
 var ngStyleDirective = ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr) {
-  scope.$watch(attr.ngStyle, function ngStyleWatchAction(newStyles, oldStyles) {
+  scope.$watchCollection(attr.ngStyle, function ngStyleWatchAction(newStyles, oldStyles) {
     if (oldStyles && (newStyles !== oldStyles)) {
       forEach(oldStyles, function(val, style) { element.css(style, '');});
     }
     if (newStyles) element.css(newStyles);
-  }, true);
+  });
 });