diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index d6935efd..c78cb027 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
 			
 			var iWidth;
 			var nTmp = document.createElement( "div" );
-			nTmp.style.width = sWidth;
+			nTmp.style.width = _fnStringToCss( sWidth );
 			
 			nParent.appendChild( nTmp );
 			iWidth = nTmp.offsetWidth;