diff --git a/src/shared/dom.js b/src/shared/dom.js
index c417c5f6b8..86576e025f 100644
--- a/src/shared/dom.js
+++ b/src/shared/dom.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function createSvgElement(name) {
 }
 
 export function createText(data) {
-	return document.createTextNode(data);
+	return document.createTextNode(data === null ? '' : data);
 }
 
 export function createComment() {