diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index 64db28261d..6b041082e7 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ function PMA_changeClassForColumn($this_th, newclass, isAddClass)
     if (has_big_t) {
         th_index--;
     }
-    var $tds = $this_th.closest('table').find('tbody tr').find('td.data:eq(' + th_index + ')');
+    var $tds = $("#table_results").find('tbody tr').find('td.data:eq(' + th_index + ')');
     if (isAddClass === undefined) {
         $tds.toggleClass(newclass);
     } else {