diff --git a/src/ol/extent.js b/src/ol/extent.js
index 1f54e4bf65..f556bec0f6 100644
--- a/src/ol/extent.js
+++ b/src/ol/extent.js
@@ -57,26 +57,15 @@ ol.extent.boundingExtentXYs_ = function(xs, ys, opt_extent) {
 
 
 /**
- * Checks if (one of) the passed coordinate(s) is contained or on the edge
- * of the extent.
+ * Checks if the passed coordinate is contained or on the edge of the extent.
  *
  * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent.
- * @param {ol.Coordinate|Array.<ol.Coordinate>} coordinates Coordinate(s).
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinates Coordinate.
  * @return {boolean} Contains.
  */
-ol.extent.containsCoordinate = function(extent, coordinates) {
-  coordinates = goog.isArray(coordinates[0]) ? coordinates : [coordinates];
-  var contains = false,
-      coordinate, i;
-  for (i = coordinates.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-    coordinate = coordinates[i];
-    if (extent[0] <= coordinate[0] && coordinate[0] <= extent[1] &&
-        extent[2] <= coordinate[1] && coordinate[1] <= extent[3]) {
-      contains = true;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  return contains;
+ol.extent.containsCoordinate = function(extent, coordinate) {
+  return extent[0] <= coordinate[0] && coordinate[0] <= extent[1] &&
+      extent[2] <= coordinate[1] && coordinate[1] <= extent[3];
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index ba4c2b218e..7a076406d1 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -238,8 +238,14 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.getFeatureInfoForPixel =
             [[location[0] - halfWidth, location[1] - halfHeight],
               [location[0] + halfWidth, location[1] + halfHeight]]);
         coordinates = geom.getCoordinates();
-        if (ol.extent.containsCoordinate(symbolBounds, coordinates)) {
-          result.push(candidate);
+        if (!goog.isArray(coordinates[0])) {
+          coordinates = [coordinates];
+        }
+        for (j = coordinates.length - 1; j >= 0; --j) {
+          if (ol.extent.containsCoordinate(symbolBounds, coordinates[j])) {
+            result.push(candidate);
+            break;
+          }
         }
       } else if (goog.isFunction(geom.containsCoordinate)) {
         // For polygons, check if the pixel location is inside the polygon