diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index 6c864b78..b31305d4 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -5569,7 +5569,7 @@ function BatchCommand(text) {
 			// are removed
 			var deepdive = function(node) {
 				if (node.nodeType == 1) {
-					var children = node.children;
+					var children = node.childNodes;
 					var i = children.length;
 					while (i--) { deepdive(children.item(i)); }
 					try {