diff --git a/js/tooltip.js b/js/tooltip.js
index b305bc5ab5831afa936e29f4d855dde6e2a79661..0c3a79d0b9750a47fa6f5390fd6343a196dbad13 100644
--- a/js/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tooltip.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
     var isBody = el.tagName == 'BODY'
     var isSvg  = window.SVGElement && el instanceof window.SVGElement
 
-    var elRect    = typeof el.getBoundingClientRect == 'function' ? el.getBoundingClientRect() : null
+    var elRect    = el.getBoundingClientRect ? el.getBoundingClientRect() : null
     var elOffset  = isBody ? { top: 0, left: 0 } : $element.offset()
     var scroll    = { scroll: isBody ? document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop : $element.scrollTop() }
     var outerDims = isSvg ? {} : {