diff --git a/src/scriptlets/href-sanitizer.js b/src/scriptlets/href-sanitizer.js
index d9ccc3052..9c5707342 100644
--- a/src/scriptlets/href-sanitizer.js
+++ b/src/scriptlets/href-sanitizer.js
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export function hrefSanitizer(source, selector, attribute = 'text') {
         for (let index = 0; index < elements.length; index += 1) {
             try {
                 const element = elements[index];
-                if (element.nodeName !== 'A' || element.hasAttribute('href') === false) {
+                if (element.nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'a' || !element.hasAttribute('href')) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 const href = element.getAttribute('href');