diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/transition_animation_engine.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/transition_animation_engine.ts
index 2d1222936a..0feacd5de4 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/transition_animation_engine.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/transition_animation_engine.ts
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ export class TransitionAnimationEngine {
     }
 
     this.driver.query(element, DISABLED_SELECTOR, true).forEach(node => {
-      this.markElementAsDisabled(element, false);
+      this.markElementAsDisabled(node, false);
     });
   }