diff --git a/public/svg-edit/editor/extensions/ext-itex.js b/public/svg-edit/editor/extensions/ext-itex.js
index 57599e1e..c8d20afc 100644
--- a/public/svg-edit/editor/extensions/ext-itex.js
+++ b/public/svg-edit/editor/extensions/ext-itex.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $(function() {
 				$.post(ajaxEndpoint, {'tex': tex, 'display': 'inline'}, function(data){
 				    var children = data.documentElement.childNodes;
 				    while (children.length > 0) {
-				      mrow.appendChild(children[0]);
+				      mrow.appendChild(svgdoc.adoptNode(children[0], true));
 				    }
 				    S.sanitizeSvg(math);
 				    S.call("changed", [elt]);