diff --git a/basis/io/styles/styles.factor b/basis/io/styles/styles.factor
index 14827dc7a6..4f0b3ce7e1 100644
--- a/basis/io/styles/styles.factor
+++ b/basis/io/styles/styles.factor
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SYMBOL: table-border
 : standard-table-style ( -- style )
     H{
         { table-gap { 5 5 } }
-        { table-border { 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 } }
+        { table-border T{ rgba f 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 } }
     } ;
 
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