diff --git a/plasma/widgets/textedit.cpp b/plasma/widgets/textedit.cpp
index dfd96f15..ee73b801 100644
--- a/plasma/widgets/textedit.cpp
+++ b/plasma/widgets/textedit.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ TextEdit::TextEdit(QGraphicsWidget *parent)
     : QGraphicsProxyWidget(parent),
       d(new TextEditPrivate(this))
 {
-    setNativeWidget(new KTextEdit());
     d->style = Plasma::Style::sharedStyle();
+    setNativeWidget(new KTextEdit());
     d->initTheming();
 }