diff --git a/lib/mixins/template-stamp.js b/lib/mixins/template-stamp.js
index e9e4a16da7..33717e65de 100644
--- a/lib/mixins/template-stamp.js
+++ b/lib/mixins/template-stamp.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export const TemplateStamp = dedupingMixin(
         // For ShadyDom optimization, indicating there is an insertion point
         templateInfo.hasInsertionPoint = true;
       }
-      fixPlaceholder(node);
+      fixPlaceholder(element);
       if (element.firstChild) {
         this._parseTemplateChildNodes(element, templateInfo, nodeInfo);
       }