diff --git a/src/components/tabs/js/tabsDirective.js b/src/components/tabs/js/tabsDirective.js
index 250ae573e97..04561845ad5 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/js/tabsDirective.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/js/tabsDirective.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function MdTabs ($mdTheming, $mdUtil, $compile) {
style="max-width: {{ tabWidth ? tabWidth + \'px\' : \'none\' }}"\
ng-repeat="tab in $mdTabsCtrl.tabs"\
role="tab"\
- aria-controls="tab-content-{{tab.id}}"\
+ aria-controls="tab-content-{{::tab.id}}"\
aria-selected="{{tab.isActive()}}"\
aria-disabled="{{tab.scope.disabled || \'false\'}}"\
ng-click="$mdTabsCtrl.select(tab.getIndex())"\
@@ -149,32 +149,32 @@ function MdTabs ($mdTheming, $mdUtil, $compile) {
ng-disabled="tab.scope.disabled"\
md-swipe-left="$mdTabsCtrl.nextPage()"\
md-swipe-right="$mdTabsCtrl.previousPage()"\
- md-template="tab.label"\
- md-scope="tab.parent">\
+ md-template="::tab.label"\
+ md-scope="::tab.parent">\