Index: /home/florian/workspace/vam/sites/all/modules/contrib/activeselect/activeselect.js
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--- /home/florian/workspace/vam/sites/all/modules/contrib/activeselect/activeselect.js	(revision 357)
+++ /home/florian/workspace/vam/sites/all/modules/contrib/activeselect/activeselect.js	(working copy)
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@
         // 'new Option()' used instead of appendChild(), because IE6 refuses to
         // display option text if the latter method is used (otherwise they seem
         // to behave the same).
-        $(this.targets[targetIndex]).append(new Option(text, value, false, selected));
+        var opt = new Option(text, value, false, selected);
+        opt.innerText = text;
+        $(this.targets[targetIndex]).append(opt);
         if (selected && !this.targets[targetIndex].multiple) {
           this.targets[targetIndex].selectedIndex = this.targets[targetIndex].options.length-1;
         }