diff --git a/js/widgets/forms/select.js b/js/widgets/forms/select.js
index 35e31ae3ef4..9d4725a9075 100644
--- a/js/widgets/forms/select.js
+++ b/js/widgets/forms/select.js
@@ -186,25 +186,34 @@ $.widget( "mobile.selectmenu", $.mobile.widget, {
 			});
 
 		// In many situations, iOS will zoom into the select upon tap, this prevents that from happening
-		if ( self.options.preventFocusZoom ) {
-			self.button.bind( "vmousedown", function() {
-				$.mobile.zoom.disable( true );
-			});
-			self.label.bind( "click focus", function() {
-				$.mobile.zoom.disable( true );
-			});
-			self.select.bind( "focus", function() {
-				$.mobile.zoom.disable( true );
-			});
-			self.button.bind( "mouseup", function() {
+		self.button.bind( "vmousedown", function() {
+			if ( self.options.preventFocusZoom ) {
+					$.mobile.zoom.disable( true );
+			}
+		});
+		self.label.bind( "click focus", function() {
+			if ( self.options.preventFocusZoom ) {
+					$.mobile.zoom.disable( true );
+			}
+		});
+		self.select.bind( "focus", function() {
+			if ( self.options.preventFocusZoom ) {
+					$.mobile.zoom.disable( true );
+			}
+		});
+		self.button.bind( "mouseup", function() {
+			if ( self.options.preventFocusZoom ) {				
 				setTimeout(function() {
 					$.mobile.zoom.enable( true );
 				}, 0 );
-			});
-			self.select.bind( "blur", function() {
+			}
+		});
+		self.select.bind( "blur", function() {
+			if ( self.options.preventFocusZoom ) {				
 				$.mobile.zoom.enable( true );
-			});
-		}
+			}
+		});
+
 	},
 
 	selected: function() {