diff --git a/lib/picker.js b/lib/picker.js
index 88fef537f38b4cc45d10cec3774363e2c5a007c9..79a097cc0b2d5bcc1eaf108c16430b5950034fe6 100644
--- a/lib/picker.js
+++ b/lib/picker.js
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ PickerConstructor._ = {
         if ( !item ) return ''
 
         // If the item is an array, do a join
-        item = $.isArray( item ) ? item.join( '' ) : item
+        item = Array.isArray( item ) ? item.join( '' ) : item
 
         // Check for the class
         klass = klass ? ' class="' + klass + '"' : ''