diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
index c8c57a4b244774..c8d4ebae53f90c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
@@ -602,10 +602,10 @@ function applyRootComponentStyling(
   }
   if (tNode.mergedAttrs !== null) {
     computeStaticStyling(tNode, tNode.mergedAttrs, true);
-  }
 
-  if (rNode !== null) {
-    setupStaticAttributes(hostRenderer, rNode, tNode);
+    if (rNode !== null) {
+      setupStaticAttributes(hostRenderer, rNode, tNode);
+    }
   }
 }