diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
index ffcabd3c82..7fa249a755 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer = OpenLayers.Class({
  *     strokeColor: "#000000",
  *     strokeOpacity: 1,
  *     strokeWidth: 1,
- *     strokeDashstyle: "solid",
  *     pointRadius: 3,
  *     graphicName: "square"
  * };
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.defaultSymbolizer = {
     strokeWidth: 2,
     fillOpacity: 1,
     strokeOpacity: 1,
-    strokeDashstyle: "solid",
     pointRadius: 0
 };
     
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index f6edf17512..e75e2d6093 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
             // Hard-coded linejoin for now, to make it look the same as in VML.
             // There is no strokeLinejoin property yet for symbolizers.
             node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-linejoin", "round");
-            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-dasharray", this.dashStyle(style,
-                widthFactor));
+            style.strokeDashstyle && node.setAttributeNS(null,
+                "stroke-dasharray", this.dashStyle(style, widthFactor));
         } else {
             node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke", "none");
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index c70697f617..ad72de5fb4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -329,7 +329,9 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
             stroke.opacity = style.strokeOpacity;
             stroke.endcap = style.strokeLinecap == 'butt' ? 'flat' :
                 (style.strokeLinecap || 'round');
-            stroke.dashstyle = this.dashStyle(style);
+            if (style.strokeDashstyle) {
+                stroke.dashstyle = this.dashStyle(style);
+            }
         }
         
         if (style.cursor != "inherit" && style.cursor != null) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Line.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Line.js
index 4648dc1138..8289988c6f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Line.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Line.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ OpenLayers.Symbolizer.Line = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Symbolizer, {
      *     "longdash", "longdashdot", or "solid") will not work in SLD, but
      *     most SLD patterns will render correctly in OpenLayers.
      */
-    strokeDashstyle: "solid",
+    strokeDashstyle: null,
 
     /**
      * Constructor: OpenLayers.Symbolizer.Line
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Point.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Point.js
index 7781e6efeb..87460c3c5c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Point.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Point.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ OpenLayers.Symbolizer.Point = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Symbolizer, {
      *     "longdash", "longdashdot", or "solid") will not work in SLD, but
      *     most SLD patterns will render correctly in OpenLayers.
      */
-    strokeDashstyle: "solid",
+    strokeDashstyle: null,
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: fillColor
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Polygon.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Polygon.js
index b72a892779..044d4f179f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Polygon.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Symbolizer/Polygon.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ OpenLayers.Symbolizer.Polygon = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Symbolizer, {
      *     "longdash", "longdashdot", or "solid") will not work in SLD, but
      *     most SLD patterns will render correctly in OpenLayers.
      */
-    strokeDashstyle: "solid",
+    strokeDashstyle: null,
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: fillColor