diff --git a/src/js/video.js b/src/js/video.js
index ae0cf473d3..474c02103e 100644
--- a/src/js/video.js
+++ b/src/js/video.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function videojs(id, options, ready) {
   // Store a copy of the el before modification, if it is to be restored in destroy()
   // If div ingest, store the parent div
   if (options.restoreEl === true) {
-    options.restoreEl = (el.parentNode && el.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-vjs-player') ? el.parentNode : el).cloneNode(true);
+    options.restoreEl = (el.parentNode && el.parentNode.hasAttribute && el.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-vjs-player') ? el.parentNode : el).cloneNode(true);
   }
 
   hooks('beforesetup').forEach((hookFunction) => {