diff --git a/components/style/stylist.rs b/components/style/stylist.rs
index eb4976d246b..710f0cb56a0 100644
--- a/components/style/stylist.rs
+++ b/components/style/stylist.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use properties::{AnimationRules, PropertyDeclarationBlock};
 #[cfg(feature = "servo")]
 use properties::INHERIT_ALL;
 use properties::IS_LINK;
+use properties::VISITED_DEPENDENT_ONLY;
 use rule_tree::{CascadeLevel, RuleTree, StrongRuleNode, StyleSource};
 use selector_map::{PrecomputedHashMap, SelectorMap, SelectorMapEntry};
 use selector_parser::{SelectorImpl, PerPseudoElementMap, PseudoElement};
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ impl Stylist {
                 Some(layout_parent_style_for_visited),
                 None,
                 font_metrics,
-                cascade_flags,
+                cascade_flags | VISITED_DEPENDENT_ONLY,
                 self.quirks_mode,
                 /* rule_cache = */ None,
                 &mut Default::default(),