diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
index 079e0865e..144320234 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
@@ -683,8 +683,8 @@
       //  Get the data about the math
       //
       var jax = script.MathJax.elementJax, math = jax.root,
-          span = script.previousSibling;
-          div = (jax.HTMLCSS.display ? (span||{}).parentNode : span);
+          div = script.previousSibling;
+          span = (jax.HTMLCSS.display ? (div||{}).firstChild||div : div);
       if (!div) return;
       //
       //  Set the font metrics
diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
index c2cbe55de..65101a412 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@
       //  Get the data about the math
       //
       var jax = script.MathJax.elementJax, math = jax.root,
-          span = script.previousSibling;
-          div = (jax.SVG.display ? (span||{}).parentNode : span),
+          div = script.previousSibling;
+          span = (jax.SVG.display ? (div||{}).firstChild||div : div),
           localCache = (SVG.config.useFontCache && !SVG.config.useGlobalCache);
       if (!div) return;
       //