diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 8305f0c30f2c..de3471262d42 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ forEach({
   },
 
   next: function(element) {
-    return element.nextSibling;
+    return element.nextElementSibling;
   },
 
   find: function(element, selector) {