diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.ts
index cc9b135d4..346339491 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style.ts
@@ -1400,9 +1400,9 @@ export class StylePropertyChangedHandler {
         }
 
         if (application.android) {
-            newValue = newValue.android ? newValue.android : newValue;
+            newValue = types.isDefined(newValue.android) ? newValue.android : newValue;
         } else if (application.ios) {
-            newValue = newValue.ios ? newValue.ios : newValue;
+            newValue = types.isDefined(newValue.ios) ? newValue.ios : newValue;
         }
 
         this._applyProperty(view, newValue, _defaultNativeValuesCache[className + property.id]);