diff --git a/lib/ace/layer/text.js b/lib/ace/layer/text.js
index 52940dcf..4290233d 100644
--- a/lib/ace/layer/text.js
+++ b/lib/ace/layer/text.js
@@ -364,9 +364,8 @@ var Text = function(parentEl) {
                 container.style.height = config.lineHeight * this.session.getRowLength(row) + "px";
 
             } else {
-                var lines = container.childNodes
-                while(lines.length)
-                    fragment.appendChild(lines[0]);
+                while(container.firstChild)
+                    fragment.appendChild(container.firstChild);
             }
 
             row++;