diff --git a/scour/scour.py b/scour/scour.py
index 992dc66..7ccf830 100644
--- a/scour/scour.py
+++ b/scour/scour.py
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ def repairStyle(node, options):
             for uselessStyle in ['fill', 'fill-opacity', 'fill-rule', 'stroke', 'stroke-linejoin',
                'stroke-opacity', 'stroke-miterlimit', 'stroke-linecap', 'stroke-dasharray',
                'stroke-dashoffset', 'stroke-opacity'] :
-               if uselessStyle in styleMap:
+               if uselessStyle in styleMap and not styleInheritedByChild(node, uselessStyle):
                   del styleMap[uselessStyle]
                   num += 1
 
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ def repairStyle(node, options):
       #  if fill:none, then remove all fill-related properties (fill-rule, etc)
       if 'fill' in styleMap and styleMap['fill'] == 'none' :
          for fillstyle in [ 'fill-rule', 'fill-opacity' ] :
-            if fillstyle in styleMap :
+            if fillstyle in styleMap and not styleInheritedByChild(node, fillstyle):
                del styleMap[fillstyle]
                num += 1
 
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ def repairStyle(node, options):
          fillOpacity = float(styleMap['fill-opacity'])
          if fillOpacity == 0.0 :
             for uselessFillStyle in [ 'fill', 'fill-rule' ] :
-               if uselessFillStyle in styleMap:
+               if uselessFillStyle in styleMap and not styleInheritedByChild(node, uselessFillStyle):
                   del styleMap[uselessFillStyle]
                   num += 1
 
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ def repairStyle(node, options):
          if strokeOpacity == 0.0 :
             for uselessStrokeStyle in [ 'stroke', 'stroke-width', 'stroke-linejoin', 'stroke-linecap',
                      'stroke-dasharray', 'stroke-dashoffset' ] :
-               if uselessStrokeStyle in styleMap:
+               if uselessStrokeStyle in styleMap and not styleInheritedByChild(node, uselessStrokeStyle):
                   del styleMap[uselessStrokeStyle]
                   num += 1
 
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ def repairStyle(node, options):
          if strokeWidth.value == 0.0 :
             for uselessStrokeStyle in [ 'stroke', 'stroke-linejoin', 'stroke-linecap',
                      'stroke-dasharray', 'stroke-dashoffset', 'stroke-opacity' ] :
-               if uselessStrokeStyle in styleMap:
+               if uselessStrokeStyle in styleMap and not styleInheritedByChild(node, uselessStrokeStyle):
                   del styleMap[uselessStrokeStyle]
                   num += 1