diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index b83900b44..c85cf73ca 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ export class TabViewStyler implements style.Styler {
     }
 
     private static resetFontInternalProperty(v: view.View, nativeValue: any) {
+        if (!nativeValue) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         var tab = <definition.TabView>v;
         var tabLayout = tab._getAndroidTabView();
         let tabCount = tabLayout.getItemCount(); 
@@ -530,4 +534,4 @@ export class TabViewStyler implements style.Styler {
     }
 }
 
-TabViewStyler.registerHandlers();
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+TabViewStyler.registerHandlers();