diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
index 40d9085a950ced..683c009424da68 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
@@ -183,12 +183,13 @@ if (_isNode || typeof Element !== 'undefined') {
   _query = (element: any, selector: string, multi: boolean): any[] => {
     let results: any[] = [];
     if (multi) {
-      results.push(...element.querySelectorAll(selector));
+      const elems = element.querySelectorAll(selector);
+      for (let i = 0; i < elems.length; i++) {
+        results.push(elems[i]);
+      }
     } else {
       const elm = element.querySelector(selector);
-      if (elm) {
-        results.push(elm);
-      }
+      results = elm ? [elm] : [];
     }
     return results;
   };