1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/Compiler.js b/src/Compiler.js
index 923f7b2f..e97fb112 100644
--- a/src/Compiler.js
+++ b/src/Compiler.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ Compiler.prototype = {
     rawElement = jqLite(rawElement);
     var template = this.templatize(rawElement) || new Template();
     return function(element, parentScope){
+      element = jqLite(element);
       parentScope = parentScope || {};
       var scope = createScope(parentScope);
       parentScope.$root = parentScope.$root || scope;