diff --git a/components/utils/events.js b/components/utils/events.js
index e885eb1f..b3bb60a2 100644
--- a/components/utils/events.js
+++ b/components/utils/events.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const TRANSITIONS = {
 
 function transitionEventNamesFor (element) {
   for (const transition in TRANSITIONS) {
-    if (element.style[transition] !== undefined) {
+    if (element && element.style[transition] !== undefined) {
       return TRANSITIONS[transition];
     }
   }