diff --git a/src/withStyles.jsx b/src/withStyles.jsx
index 79ad8650..d3748483 100644
--- a/src/withStyles.jsx
+++ b/src/withStyles.jsx
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ export function withStyles(
       || WrappedComponent.name
       || 'Component';
 
+    if (process.env.WITH_STYLES_STATIC_BUILD) {
+      // Usually we wait for the component to be rendered to generate styles.
+      // This flag forces immediate generation. 
+      getStyleDef(defaultDirection, wrappedComponentName);
+    }
+
     // NOTE: Use a class here so components are ref-able if need be:
     // eslint-disable-next-line react/prefer-stateless-function
     class WithStyles extends BaseClass {