diff --git a/src/selector.js b/src/selector.js
index c8ff8f5ca0..913f7486f7 100644
--- a/src/selector.js
+++ b/src/selector.js
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ function find( selector, context, results, seed ) {
 
 			// Take advantage of querySelectorAll
 			if ( !nonnativeSelectorCache[ selector + " " ] &&
-				( !rbuggyQSA || !rbuggyQSA.test( selector ) ) &&
-				nodeType !== 1 ) {
+				( !rbuggyQSA || !rbuggyQSA.test( selector ) ) ) {
 
 				newSelector = selector;
 				newContext = context;