diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/combobox_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/combobox_view.js
index 0ca43f4ee37..27ed3efa984 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/combobox_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/combobox_view.js
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ Discourse.ComboboxView = Discourse.View.extend({
     $elem.chosen({ template: this.template, disable_search_threshold: 5 });
     if (this.overrideWidths) {
       // The Chosen plugin hard-codes the widths in style attrs. :<
-      $elem.chosen().next().removeAttr("style");
-      $elem.chosen().next().find('.chzn-drop').removeAttr("style");
-      $elem.chosen().next().find('.chzn-search input').removeAttr("style");
+      var $chznContainer = $elem.chosen().next();
+      $chznContainer.removeAttr("style");
+      $chznContainer.find('.chzn-drop').removeAttr("style");
+      $chznContainer.find('.chzn-search input').removeAttr("style");
     }
     if (this.classNames && this.classNames.length > 0) {
       // Apply the classes to Chosen's dropdown div too: