diff --git a/src/internal/dom.js b/src/internal/dom.js
index 46ffaa8472..bc5efb0f5d 100644
--- a/src/internal/dom.js
+++ b/src/internal/dom.js
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ export function set_attributes(node, attributes) {
 		if (key === 'style') {
 			node.style.cssText = attributes[key];
 		} else if (key in node) {
-			node[key] = attributes[key];
+			try {
+				node[key] = attributes[key];
+			} catch (e) {
+				attr(node, key, attributes[key]);
+			}
 		} else {
 			attr(node, key, attributes[key]);
 		}