diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/StyledText.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/StyledText.java
index 6d18e1c..2f1b041 100755
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/StyledText.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/StyledText.java
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@
 	super.setForeground(getForeground());
 	super.setBackground(getBackground());
 	Display display = getDisplay();
-	isMirrored = (getStyle() & SWT.MIRRORED) != 0;
+	isMirrored = (super.getStyle() & SWT.MIRRORED) != 0;
 	isBidi = StyledTextBidi.isBidiPlatform() || isMirrored;
 	if ((style & SWT.READ_ONLY) != 0) {
 		setEditable(false);