diff --git a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
index 1d252691937..4beb8f6f1fd 100644
--- a/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
+++ b/coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class AbstractChosen
 
     option_el = document.createElement("li")
     option_el.className = classes.join(" ")
-    option_el.style.cssText = option.style
+    option_el.style.cssText = option.style if option.style
     option_el.setAttribute("data-option-array-index", option.array_index)
     option_el.innerHTML = option.highlighted_html or option.html
     option_el.title = option.title if option.title