diff --git a/js/util.js b/js/util.js
index 91147b397a..b81bfd58d2 100644
--- a/js/util.js
+++ b/js/util.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function doreply(nick,id) {
 			   return false;
 		  }
      }
-     $("form#status_form input#inreplyto").val(id);
+     $("form#status_form input#inreplyto").value = id;
      return true;
 }