diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
index 83407ec095..97b64c31ae 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.selectmenu", {
 
 	_readOptions: function( options ) {
 		var data = [];
-		$.each( options, function( index, item ) {
+		options.each( function( index, item ) {
 			var option = $( item ),
 				optgroup = option.parent( "optgroup" );
 			data.push({