diff --git a/jquery.rating.js b/jquery.rating.js
index d039061..9f692e3 100644
--- a/jquery.rating.js
+++ b/jquery.rating.js
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@
                 // only convert options with a value
 				if(this.value!="")
 				{
-                    $("<a/>").prop({
+                    var a = $("<a/>").prop({
                         className: "ui-rating-star ui-rating-empty",
                         title: $(this).text(),   // perserve the option text as a title.
-                        value: this.value        // perserve the value.
-                    }).appendTo(elm);
+                    })
+                    a.attr('value', this.value);
+                    a.appendTo(elm);
 				}    
             });
             // create the cancel