diff --git a/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/macrocall.js b/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/macrocall.js
index d92ccdf57..d667a5f44 100644
--- a/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/macrocall.js
+++ b/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/macrocall.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ MacroCallRenderer.prototype.render = function(type) {
 
 MacroCallRenderer.prototype.renderInDom = function() {
 	// Create the element
-	this.domNode = document.createElement("div");
+	this.domNode = document.createElement("span");
 	this.domNode.setAttribute("data-macro-name",this.parseTreeNode.name);
 	// Render any child nodes
 	var self = this;
diff --git a/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/widget.js b/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/widget.js
index a8fc75cb8..335fcbc07 100644
--- a/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/widget.js
+++ b/core/modules/rendertree/renderers/widget.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ WidgetRenderer.prototype.render = function(type) {
 
 WidgetRenderer.prototype.renderInDom = function() {
 	// Create the wrapper element
-	this.domNode = document.createElement("div");
+	this.domNode = document.createElement("span");
 	this.domNode.setAttribute("data-widget-type",this.parseTreeNode.tag);
 	this.domNode.setAttribute("data-widget-attr",JSON.stringify(this.attributes));
 	// Render the widget if we've got one