diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
index 8c99d55352..4b60c1febf 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
      *     the geometry could not be drawn, false otherwise
      */
     redrawNode: function(id, geometry, style, featureId) {
+        style = this.applyDefaultSymbolizer(style);
         // Get the node if it's already on the map.
         var node = this.nodeFactory(id, this.getNodeType(geometry, style));
         
@@ -643,7 +644,6 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
      */
     drawGeometryNode: function(node, geometry, style) {
         style = style || node._style;
-        style = this.applyDefaultSymbolizer(style);
 
         var options = {
             'isFilled': style.fill === undefined ?