diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 3eee01f5..df6c9c87 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ function jqLiteAddNodes(root, elements) {
       // if an Array or NodeList and not a Window
       if (typeof length === 'number' && elements.window !== elements) {
         if (length) {
+          if (elements.item) {
+            // convert NodeList to an Array to make PhantomJS 1.x happy
+            elements = slice.call(elements);
+          }
           push.apply(root, elements);
         }
       } else {