diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 7caf091c..946d2af6 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ function setDashoffset(el) {
 function getParentSvgEl(el) {
   let parentEl = el.parentNode;
   while (is.svg(parentEl)) {
-    parentEl = parentEl.parentNode;
     if (!is.svg(parentEl.parentNode)) break;
+    parentEl = parentEl.parentNode;
   }
   return parentEl;
 }
@@ -1270,4 +1270,4 @@ anime.easing = parseEasings;
 anime.penner = penner;
 anime.random = (min, max) => Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
 
-export default anime;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default anime;