diff --git a/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts b/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts
index 758e16f6a94..5610918f51f 100755
--- a/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts
@@ -1369,14 +1369,9 @@ export class Tree implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy, Blo
     onNodeRightClick(event: MouseEvent, node: TreeNode<any>) {
         if (this.contextMenu) {
             let eventTarget = <Element>event.target;
-            let className;
+            let className = eventTarget.getAttribute('class');
 
-            if (eventTarget instanceof SVGElement) {
-                className = eventTarget.getAttribute('class');
-            } else {
-                className = eventTarget.className;
-            }
-            if (className && className.indexOf('p-tree-toggler') === 0) {
+            if (className && className.includes('p-tree-toggler')) {
                 return;
             } else {
                 let index = this.findIndexInSelection(node);