diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index 0e2ee82c64..b60b75a57b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         var featureId = OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype.getFeatureIdFromEvent.apply(this, arguments);
         if(!featureId) {
             var target = evt.target;
-            featureId = target.parentNode && target != this.rendererRoot &&
-                target.parentNode._featureId;
+            featureId = target.parentNode && target != this.rendererRoot ?
+                target.parentNode._featureId : undefined;
         }
         return featureId;
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js
index 1d6261de4b..7dd179ef04 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js
@@ -738,8 +738,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.NG, {
         var featureId = OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype.getFeatureIdFromEvent.apply(this, arguments);
         if(!featureId) {
             var target = evt.target;
-            featureId = target.parentNode && target != this.rendererRoot &&
-                target.parentNode._featureId;
+            featureId = target.parentNode && target != this.rendererRoot ?
+                target.parentNode._featureId : undefined;
         }
         return featureId;
     },