diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js b/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
index 9b8c04d392..e2f05b5c3f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 			post_status: page
 		};
 
-		fields = $('#edit-'+id+' :input').serialize();
+		fields = $('#edit-'+id).find(':input').serialize();
 		params = fields + '&' + $.param(params);
 
 		// make ajax request
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js b/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
index 609c0d7c9b..50a0a0731b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 			taxonomy: tax
 		};
 
-		fields = $('#edit-'+id+' :input').serialize();
+		fields = $('#edit-'+id).find(':input').serialize();
 		params = fields + '&' + $.param(params);
 
 		// make ajax request