--- a/servo/components/style/traversal.rs
+++ b/servo/components/style/traversal.rs
@@ -859,24 +859,24 @@ where
     // Loop over all the traversal children.
     for child in element.as_node().traversal_children() {
         // FIXME(bholley): Add TElement::element_children instead of this.
         let child = match child.as_element() {
             Some(el) => el,
             None => continue,
         };
 
+        // If the child is unstyled, we don't need to set up any restyling.
+        if child.borrow_data().map_or(true, |d| !d.has_styles()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         let mut child_data =
             unsafe { D::ensure_element_data(&child).borrow_mut() };
 
-        // If the child is unstyled, we don't need to set up any restyling.
-        if !child_data.has_styles() {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         trace!(" > {:?} -> {:?} + {:?}, pseudo: {:?}",
                child,
                child_data.restyle.hint,
                propagated_hint,
                child.implemented_pseudo_element());
 
         // Propagate the parent restyle hint, that may make us restyle the whole
         // subtree.