diff --git a/src/ng/directive/select.js b/src/ng/directive/select.js
index 800c783a55a9..c17b24d98f0c 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/select.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/select.js
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ var selectDirective = ['$compile', '$parse', function($compile,   $parse) {
                   // rather then the element.
                   (element = optionTemplate.clone())
                       .val(option.id)
-                      .attr('selected', option.selected)
+                      .prop('selected', option.selected)
                       .text(option.label);
                 }