diff --git a/rng2vim.pl b/rng2vim.pl
index 41b7284..d6348d5 100755
--- a/rng2vim.pl
+++ b/rng2vim.pl
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ sub get_root_elements {
   my $document = shift || die 'Invalid number of arguments';
 
   # Find the node with root element definitions:
-  my ($node) = $document->findnodes("/*[name()='grammar']/*[name()='start']");
+  my ($node) = $document->findnodes("/*[name()='grammar']//*[name()='start']");
 
   # Find supported root elements:
   my @elements = get_children($document, $node);