diff --git a/ietf/static/js/document_relations.js b/ietf/static/js/document_relations.js
index e6b885d83..013b85259 100644
--- a/ietf/static/js/document_relations.js
+++ b/ietf/static/js/document_relations.js
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ $("#deps-modal")
                         .replaceWith(dep_el);
                     dep_sim.restart();
 
-                    $('svg [title][title!=""]')
+                    $('svg [title]:not([title=""])')
                         .tooltip();
 
                     $("#legend")
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ $("#deps-modal")
                                 dep_sim.restart();
                             }
 
-                            $('svg [title][title!=""]')
+                            $('svg [title]:not([title=""])')
                                 .tooltip();
                         });
 
diff --git a/ietf/static/js/ietf.js b/ietf/static/js/ietf.js
index 8d93823cd..c30fe6fcb 100644
--- a/ietf/static/js/ietf.js
+++ b/ietf/static/js/ietf.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jQuery.ajaxSetup({
 // Use the Bootstrap tooltip plugin for all elements with a title attribute
 $(document)
     .ready(function () {
-        $('[title][title!=""]')
+        $("[title]:not([title=''])")
             .tooltip();
     });