diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index 9ff89ba135..4aad563b06 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
                 widthFactor = this.symbolSize[id] / size;
                 // Only set the href if it is different from the current one.
                 // This is a workaround for strange rendering behavior in FF3.
-                if (node.getAttribute("href") != href) {
+                if (node.getAttributeNS(this.xlinkns, "href") != href) {
                     node.setAttributeNS(this.xlinkns, "href", href);
                 }
                 node.setAttributeNS(null, "width", size);