diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js
index c3a88007542..20c70e9d235 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js
@@ -271,10 +271,11 @@ var RTE = Widget.extend({
      * @param {DOM} target where the dom is changed is editable zone
      */
     historyRecordUndo: function ($target, event, internal_history) {
+        $target = $($target);
         var rng = range.create();
         var $editable = $(rng && rng.sc).closest(".o_editable");
         if (!rng || !$editable.length) {
-            $editable = $($target).closest(".o_editable");
+            $editable = $target.closest(".o_editable");
             rng = range.create($target.closest("*")[0],0);
         } else {
             rng = $editable.data('range') || rng;