diff --git a/src/select-field.jsx b/src/select-field.jsx
index fb30e04d40e778..85abb0100f9ed8 100644
--- a/src/select-field.jsx
+++ b/src/select-field.jsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ let SelectField = React.createClass({
       floatingLabelText: floatingLabelText,
       hintText: (!hintText && !floatingLabelText) ? ' ' : hintText,
       fullWidth: fullWidth,
+      errorText: errorText,
     };
     let dropDownMenuProps = {
       onChange: this.onChange,
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ let SelectField = React.createClass({
       iconStyle: this.mergeAndPrefix(styles.icon, iconStyle),
       underlineStyle: this.mergeAndPrefix(styles.underline),
       autoWidth: false,
-      errorText: errorText,
     };
 
     return (