diff --git a/src/path/path-outline.cpp b/src/path/path-outline.cpp
index 26094664fa97c27ec3c2e328b7e6df075c8677a7..9ea25993625b24cb5b2f47df1aed238b84828f71 100644
--- a/src/path/path-outline.cpp
+++ b/src/path/path-outline.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ item_to_paths(SPItem *item, bool legacy, SPItem *context)
     // The stroke ------------------------
     Inkscape::XML::Node *stroke = nullptr;
     if (s_val && g_strcmp0(s_val,"none") != 0 && stroke_path.size() > 0) {
-        auto stroke_style = std::make_unique<SPStyle>(doc);
+        auto stroke_style = std::make_unique<SPStyle>(nullptr, style->object);
         stroke_style->mergeCSS(ncss);
 
         stroke = xml_doc->createElement("svg:path");
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ item_to_paths(SPItem *item, bool legacy, SPItem *context)
     // The fill --------------------------
     Inkscape::XML::Node *fill = nullptr;
     if (f_val && g_strcmp0(f_val,"none") != 0 && !legacy) {
-        auto fill_style = std::make_unique<SPStyle>(doc);
+        auto fill_style = std::make_unique<SPStyle>(nullptr, style->object);
         fill_style->mergeCSS(ncsf);
 
         fill = xml_doc->createElement("svg:path");