diff --git a/src/utils/adopter.js b/src/utils/adopter.js
index 048eb9c8..487115c9 100644
--- a/src/utils/adopter.js
+++ b/src/utils/adopter.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function makeInstance (element, isHTML = false) {
 }
 
 export function nodeOrNew (name, node) {
-  return node instanceof globals.window.Node ? node : create(name)
+  return (node && node.ownerDocument && node instanceof node.ownerDocument.defaultView.Node) ? node : create(name)
 }
 
 // Adopt existing svg elements