diff --git a/dist/tippy.esm.js b/dist/tippy.esm.js
index 55346f57874b0af79fec3b6f9f0253f9d55bfee2..c7a4e1549dcc3e1815c908825d914d44467e60f3 100644
--- a/dist/tippy.esm.js
+++ b/dist/tippy.esm.js
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@
   var normalizedReturnValue = normalizeToArray(returnValue);
 
   function onTrigger(event) {
-    if (!event.target || disabled) {
+    if (!isElement(event.target) || disabled) {
       return;
     }