diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.support.js b/js/jquery.mobile.support.js
index 15297173..aa8dd967 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.support.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.support.js
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ function baseTagTest() {
 		href = base.attr( "href" );
 	}
 
-	link = $( "<a href='testurl'></a>" ).prependTo( fakeBody );
+	link = $( "<a href='testurl' />" ).prependTo( fakeBody );
 	rebase = link[ 0 ].href;
-	base[ 0 ].href = href ? href : location.pathname;
+	base[ 0 ].href = href || location.pathname;
 
 	if ( fauxEle ) {
 		fauxEle.remove();
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $.mobile.ajaxBlacklist =
 // This simply reappends the CSS in place, which for some reason makes it apply
 if ( nokiaLTE7_3 ) {
 	$(function() {
-		$( "head link[rel=stylesheet]" ).attr( "rel", "alternate stylesheet" ).attr( "rel", "stylesheet" );
+		$( "head link[rel='stylesheet']" ).attr( "rel", "alternate stylesheet" ).attr( "rel", "stylesheet" );
 	});
 }
 
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ if ( !$.support.boxShadow ) {
 	$( "html" ).addClass( "ui-mobile-nosupport-boxshadow" );
 }
 
-})( jQuery );
\ No newline at end of file
+})( jQuery );