diff --git a/frameworks/desktop/mixins/border.js b/frameworks/desktop/mixins/border.js
index 3fb0d286e..e5a6004e0 100644
--- a/frameworks/desktop/mixins/border.js
+++ b/frameworks/desktop/mixins/border.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SC.Border = {
     if (style) {
       if (this._BORDER_REGEXP.exec(style)) {
         context.addClass(style);
-      } else content.addStyle('border', '1px %@ solid'.fmt(style));
+      } else context.addStyle('border', '1px %@ solid'.fmt(style));
     }
   }