diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 2e3d78677b52..f9687e20c445 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           safeAddClass($element, value);
           dst['class'] = (dst['class'] ? dst['class'] + ' ' : '') + value;
         } else if (key == 'style') {
-          $element.attr('style', $element.attr('style') + ';' + value);
+          dst['style'] = (dst['style'] ? dst['style'] + ';' : '') + value;
           // `dst` will never contain hasOwnProperty as DOM parser won't let it.
           // You will get an "InvalidCharacterError: DOM Exception 5" error if you
           // have an attribute like "has-own-property" or "data-has-own-property", etc.