diff --git a/src/clone-node.ts b/src/clone-node.ts
index 5dfcd117..e9ebcac9 100644
--- a/src/clone-node.ts
+++ b/src/clone-node.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async function cloneSingleNode<T extends HTMLElement>(
 const isSlotElement = (node: HTMLElement): node is HTMLSlotElement =>
   node.tagName != null && node.tagName.toUpperCase() === 'SLOT'
 
-const isSVGElement = (node: HTMLElement): node is HTMLSlotElement =>
+const isSVGElement = (node: Element): node is SVGElement =>
   node.tagName != null && node.tagName.toUpperCase() === 'SVG'
 
 async function cloneChildren<T extends HTMLElement>(