diff --git a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
index fbabf9280fd..35e8792c229 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Chosen extends AbstractChosen
       visible_top = @search_results.scrollTop()
       visible_bottom = maxHeight + visible_top
 
-      high_top = @result_highlight.position().top + @search_results.scrollTop()
+      high_top = @result_highlight.position().top
       high_bottom = high_top + @result_highlight.outerHeight()
 
       if high_bottom >= visible_bottom