diff --git a/includes/output/field/class-kirki-output-field-typography.php b/includes/output/field/class-kirki-output-field-typography.php
index 52fc0c310..3b7585279 100644
--- a/includes/output/field/class-kirki-output-field-typography.php
+++ b/includes/output/field/class-kirki-output-field-typography.php
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ protected function process_output( $output, $value ) {
 				// Is this italic?
 				$is_italic = ( false !== strpos( $value['variant'], 'italic' ) );
 				$this->styles[ $output['media_query'] ][ $output['element'] ]['font-weight'] = $font_weight;
-				if ( $is_italic ) {
-					$this->styles[ $output['media_query'] ][ $output['element'] ]['font-style'] = 'italic';
-				}
+				$font_style = $is_italic ? 'italic' : 'normal' ;
+				$this->styles[ $output['media_query'] ][ $output['element'] ]['font-style'] = $font_style;
 			}
 
 			// Take care of font-size.