diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index ee1a554c0..30ba48430 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function fixDefaultChecked( elem ) {
 // Manipulating tables requires a tbody
 function manipulationTarget( elem, content ) {
 	return jQuery.nodeName( elem, "table" ) &&
-		jQuery.nodeName( content.nodeType === 1 ? content : content.firstChild, "tr" ) ?
+		jQuery.nodeName( content.nodeType !== 11 ? content : content.firstChild, "tr" ) ?
 
 		elem.getElementsByTagName("tbody")[0] ||
 			elem.appendChild( elem.ownerDocument.createElement("tbody") ) :