diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/wrappers/ReactDOMOption.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/wrappers/ReactDOMOption.js
index a7e479d7e7..221f8fc004 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/wrappers/ReactDOMOption.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/wrappers/ReactDOMOption.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var ReactDOMOption = {
         selectParent = selectParent._nativeParent;
       }
 
-      if (selectParent._tag === 'select') {
+      if (selectParent != null && selectParent._tag === 'select') {
         selectValue = ReactDOMSelect.getSelectValueContext(selectParent);
       }
     }