diff --git a/addon/components/paper-select-options.js b/addon/components/paper-select-options.js
index 730ce8776..4ed37f9e3 100644
--- a/addon/components/paper-select-options.js
+++ b/addon/components/paper-select-options.js
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ const { $ } = Ember;
 export default PowerOptions.extend({
   tagName: 'md-content',
   init() {
-    this._super(...arguments);
     if (this.get('role') === 'group') {
       this.set('tagName', '');
+      this.set('attributeBindings', undefined);
     } else if (this.get('searchEnabled')) {
       this.set('tagName', 'md-optgroup');
     }
+    this._super(...arguments);
   },
   didInsertElement() {
     if (this.get('role') === 'group') {