diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index d779061a..9222e0a1 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -475,11 +475,11 @@ jQuery.fn = jQuery.prototype = {
 
 	domManip: function( args, table, callback ) {
 		if ( this[0] ) {
-			var fragment = this[0].ownerDocument.createDocumentFragment(),
-				scripts = jQuery.clean( args, this[0].ownerDocument, fragment ),
+			var fragment = (this[0].ownerDocument || this[0]).createDocumentFragment(),
+				scripts = jQuery.clean( args, (this[0].ownerDocument || this[0]), fragment ),
 				first = fragment.firstChild,
 				extra = this.length > 1 ? fragment.cloneNode(true) : fragment;
-			
+
 			if ( first )
 				for ( var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++ )
 					callback.call( root(this[i], first), i > 0 ? extra.cloneNode(true) : fragment );