diff --git a/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee b/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee
index f91af12c..59e2a1a1 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee
+++ b/assets/javascripts/lib/util.coffee
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $.offset = (el, container = document.body) ->
   left: left
 
 $.scrollParent = (el) ->
-  while el.nodeType is 1 and el = el.parentNode
+  while (el = el.parentNode) and el.nodeType is 1
     break if el.scrollTop > 0
     break if getComputedStyle(el)?.overflowY in ['auto', 'scroll']
   el