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diff --git a/lib/rexml/attribute.rb b/lib/rexml/attribute.rb
index 89c1ada36c..029035d675 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/attribute.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/attribute.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module REXML
@element = first.element
end
elsif first.kind_of? String
- @element = parent
+ @element = parent if parent.kind_of? Element
self.name = first
@normalized = second.to_s
else