diff --git a/src/jquery.validation.js b/src/jquery.validation.js
index 858fea6..e31c5d1 100644
--- a/src/jquery.validation.js
+++ b/src/jquery.validation.js
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@
             var input;
             for (var i = 0; i < inputName.length; i++) {
 
-                input = $(node.selector).find('[name="' + inputName[i] + '"]');
+                input = node.find('[name="' + inputName[i] + '"]');
                 if (!input[0]) {
 
                     // {debug}
@@ -2077,4 +2077,4 @@
     }
     // {/debug}
 
-}(window, document, window.jQuery));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(window, document, window.jQuery));