diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 33a01370..26959a14 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -3296,7 +3296,7 @@
 				 	o.oScroll.iBarWidth : 0;
 				if ( o.nTable.offsetHeight < nScrollBody.offsetHeight )
 				{
-					nScrollBody.style.height = _fnStringToCss( $(o.nTable).height()+iExtra );
+					nScrollBody.style.height = _fnStringToCss( o.nTable.offsetHeight+iExtra );
 				}
 			}
 			
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
index 900d9525..b5c82d40 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ function _fnScrollDraw ( o )
 		 	o.oScroll.iBarWidth : 0;
 		if ( o.nTable.offsetHeight < nScrollBody.offsetHeight )
 		{
-			nScrollBody.style.height = _fnStringToCss( $(o.nTable).height()+iExtra );
+			nScrollBody.style.height = _fnStringToCss( o.nTable.offsetHeight+iExtra );
 		}
 	}