diff --git a/src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp b/src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp
index b096da0fdb7e..5494388c403f 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsvectorlayerproperties.cpp
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ void QgsVectorLayerProperties::loadStyle_clicked()
   }
   else
   {
-    myMessage = mLayer->loadNamedStyle( myFileName, defaultLoadedFlag );
+    myMessage = mLayer->loadNamedStyle( myFileName, defaultLoadedFlag, true );
   }
   //reset if the default style was loaded OK only
   if ( defaultLoadedFlag )