diff --git a/chosen/chosen.jquery.js b/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
index 796db6a..7a4f7ac 100644
--- a/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
+++ b/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
@@ -653,7 +653,8 @@
         }
         div = $('<div />', {
           'style': style_block
-        }).text(this.search_field.val());
+        });
+        div.text(this.search_field.val());
         $('body').append(div);
         w = div.width() + 25;
         div.remove();
diff --git a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
index 2ff4a10..339f1e0 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@ class Chosen
       for style in styles
         style_block += style + ":" + @search_field.css(style) + ";"
       
-      div = $('<div />', { 'style' : style_block }).text @search_field.val()
+      div = $('<div />', { 'style' : style_block })
+      div.text @search_field.val()
       $('body').append div
 
       w = div.width() + 25