diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index bd1d627e5ccd..4afb7caee72a 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -3836,7 +3836,8 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
           return {
             pre: function ngPropPreLinkFn(scope, $element) {
               function applyPropValue() {
-                $element[0][propName] = sanitizer(ngPropGetter(scope));
+                var propValue = ngPropGetter(scope);
+                $element[0][propName] = sanitizer(propValue);
               }
 
               applyPropValue();