diff --git a/lib/pen.js b/lib/pen.js
index 96043c8..871cdc0 100644
--- a/lib/pen.js
+++ b/lib/pen.js
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ export default class Painter {
   _doPaddings(view) {
     const {
       padding,
-    } = view.css;
+    } = view.css ? view.css : {};
     let pd = [0, 0, 0, 0];
     if (padding) {
       const pdg = padding.split(/\s+/);