diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index 4191ecf4b35..440b01dae22 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -1259,8 +1259,8 @@ define( [
 				if ( path.parseUrl( link.getAttribute( "href" ) || "#" ).hash !== "#" ) {
 					removeActiveLinkClass( true );
 					$activeClickedLink = $( link ).closest( ".ui-btn" ).not( ".ui-disabled" );
+					$( "." + $.mobile.activePageClass + " ." + $.mobile.activeBtnClass ).blur();
 					$activeClickedLink.addClass( $.mobile.activeBtnClass );
-					$( "." + $.mobile.activePageClass + " .ui-btn" ).not( link ).blur();
 
 					// By caching the href value to data and switching the href to a #, we can avoid address bar showing in iOS. The click handler resets the href during its initial steps if this data is present
 					$( link )