diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/createLabel.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/createLabel.js
index 012d4fb2d..de6f0403d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/createLabel.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/createLabel.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const createLabel = async (_vertexText, style, isTitle, isNode) => {
     return vertexNode;
   } else {
     const svgLabel = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'text');
-    svgLabel.setAttribute('style', style ? style.replace('color:', 'fill:') : '');
+    svgLabel.setAttribute('style', style.replace('color:', 'fill:'));
     let rows = [];
     if (typeof vertexText === 'string') {
       rows = vertexText.split(/\\n|\n|<br\s*\/?>/gi);