diff --git a/examples/vector-labels.js b/examples/vector-labels.js
index 07e09350de..220f4f973d 100644
--- a/examples/vector-labels.js
+++ b/examples/vector-labels.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const getText = function(feature, resolution, dom) {
     text = '';
   } else if (type == 'shorten') {
     text = text.trunc(12);
-  } else if (type == 'wrap' && dom.placement.value != 'line') {
+  } else if (type == 'wrap' && (!dom.placement || dom.placement.value != 'line')) {
     text = stringDivider(text, 16, '\n');
   }