diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-properties.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-properties.ts
index 1b233e404..faca3c742 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-properties.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-properties.ts
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ function convertTransformValue(property: string, stringValue: string)
         return stringValue.slice(-3) === "rad" ? radiansToDegrees(x) : x;
     }
 
-    return y ? { x, y } : x;
+    return { x, y };
 }
 
 // Background properties.