diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index d9a6593c07..8cb7ee6d07 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         options = options || node._options;
         var widthFactor = 1;
         
-        if (node._geometryClass == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point") {
+        if (node._geometryClass === "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point") {
             if (style.externalGraphic) {
         		if (style.graphicTitle) {
                     node.title=style.graphicTitle;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
             }
             fill.opacity = style.fillOpacity;
 
-            if (node._geometryClass == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point" &&
+            if (node._geometryClass === "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point" &&
                     style.externalGraphic) {
 
                 // override fillOpacity
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
                 // the fill, because this is part of the hack described
                 // in graphicRotate
                 fill.opacity = 0;
-            } else {
+            } else if(node._geometryClass === "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point") {
                 node.style.rotation = style.rotation;
             }
         }