diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
index e41f3152..4f5ef1e4 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
     if (useragent.isTouchPad)
         text.setAttribute("x-palm-disable-auto-cap", true);
 
-    text.setAttribute("wrap", "off");
+    text.wrap = "off";
+    text.spellcheck = false;
 
     text.style.top = "-2em";
     parentNode.insertBefore(text, parentNode.firstChild);