diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_tabs.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_tabs.js.coffee
index 79ef746d57f..9e2dc1250c9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_tabs.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_tabs.js.coffee
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class @MergeRequestTabs
 
   scrollToElement: (container) ->
     if window.location.hash
-      $el = $("#{container} #{window.location.hash}")
+      $el = $("div#{container} #{window.location.hash}")
       $('body').scrollTo($el.offset().top) if $el.length
 
   # Activate a tab based on the current action