diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index fdd61da..514654f 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
     style.dropShadowDistance = style.dropShadowDistance || 4;
     style.dropShadowColor = style.dropShadowColor || 'black';
     style.lineJoin = style.lineJoin || 'miter';
+    style.lineHeight = style.lineHeight || false;
 
     this.style = style;
     this.dirty = true;