diff --git a/sdk/lib/widgets/basic.dart b/sdk/lib/widgets/basic.dart
index 94d5ab85cec..4ca534acdb9 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/widgets/basic.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/widgets/basic.dart
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class Inline extends LeafRenderObjectWrapper {
 }
 
 class Text extends Component {
-  Text(data, { String key, TextStyle this.style }) : super(key: key);
+  Text(this.data, { String key, TextStyle this.style }) : super(key: key);
   final String data;
   final TextStyle style;
   bool get interchangeable => true;