diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
index 06294eafcbf..6c886e5b851 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
@@ -2298,6 +2298,8 @@ RefPtr<StyleProperties> StyleComputer::compute_style_impl(DOM::Element& element,
         return style;
     }
 
+    ScopeGuard guard { [&element]() { element.set_needs_style_update(false); } };
+
     auto style = StyleProperties::create();
     // 1. Perform the cascade. This produces the "specified style"
     bool did_match_any_pseudo_element_rules = false;
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
index 5a3c265ea33..45816eb5e1d 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static CSS::RequiredInvalidationAfterStyleChange compute_required_invalidation(C
 
 CSS::RequiredInvalidationAfterStyleChange Element::recompute_style()
 {
-    set_needs_style_update(false);
     VERIFY(parent());
 
     auto& style_computer = document().style_computer();