diff --git a/src/components/select/select.js b/src/components/select/select.js
index 82126cd9a9b..4fb51cd7952 100755
--- a/src/components/select/select.js
+++ b/src/components/select/select.js
@@ -1124,12 +1124,12 @@ function SelectProvider($$interimElementProvider) {
            */
           function mouseOnScrollbar() {
             var clickOnScrollbar = false;
-            if(ev && (ev.currentTarget.children.length > 0)) {
+            if (ev && (ev.currentTarget.children.length > 0)) {
               var child = ev.currentTarget.children[0];
               var hasScrollbar = child.scrollHeight > child.clientHeight;
               if (hasScrollbar && child.children.length > 0) {
                 var relPosX = ev.pageX - ev.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect().left;
-                if(relPosX > child.children[0].offsetWidth)
+                if (relPosX > child.querySelector('md-option').offsetWidth)
                   clickOnScrollbar = true;
               }
             }