diff --git a/lib/capybara/mechanize/node.rb b/lib/capybara/mechanize/node.rb
index ffc1b51..b72b0c9 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/mechanize/node.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/mechanize/node.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def click
       driver.follow(method, self[:href].to_s)
     elsif (tag_name == 'input' and %w(submit image).include?(type)) or
         ((tag_name == 'button') and type.nil? or type == "submit")
-      Capybara::Mechanize::Form.new(driver, form).submit(self)
+        Capybara::Mechanize::Form.new(driver, form).submit(self.native) #pass native so Mechanize gets Nokogiri::XML::Element
     end
   end  
 end