1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index d231fb40..ba6e6306 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -591,8 +591,10 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           if (!node) {
             throw ngError(51, "Unterminated attribute, found '{0}' but no matching '{1}' found.", attrStart, attrEnd);
           }
-          if (node.hasAttribute(attrStart)) depth++;
-          if (node.hasAttribute(attrEnd)) depth--;
+          if (node.nodeType == 1 /** Element **/) {
+            if (node.hasAttribute(attrStart)) depth++;
+            if (node.hasAttribute(attrEnd)) depth--;
+          }
           nodes.push(node);
           node = node.nextSibling;
         } while (depth > 0);