diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
index b351ca439e..4b6b510c1d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Canvas = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
             // HTML5
             var labelAlign =
                 OpenLayers.Renderer.Canvas.LABEL_ALIGN[style.labelAlign[0]] ||
-                "middle";
+                "center";
             this.canvas.font = fontStyle;
             this.canvas.textAlign = labelAlign;
             this.canvas.fillText(style.label, pt[0], pt[1]);