diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c
index 1b01f42a33..3bd08fc8d4 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlanchor.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(mshtml);
 
 typedef struct {
-    const IHTMLAnchorElementVtbl *lpHTMLAnchorElementVtbl;
+    HTMLElement element;
 
-    HTMLElement *element;
+    const IHTMLAnchorElementVtbl *lpHTMLAnchorElementVtbl;
 } HTMLAnchorElement;
 
 #define HTMLANCHOR(x)  ((IHTMLAnchorElement*)  &(x)->lpHTMLAnchorElementVtbl)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_QueryInterface(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface
         return S_OK;
     }
 
-    hres = HTMLElement_QI(This->element, riid, ppv);
+    hres = HTMLElement_QI(&This->element, riid, ppv);
     if(FAILED(hres))
         WARN("(%p)->(%s %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_AddRef(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface)
 
     TRACE("(%p)\n", This);
 
-    return IHTMLDocument2_AddRef(HTMLDOC(This->element->node.doc));
+    return IHTMLDocument2_AddRef(HTMLDOC(This->element.node.doc));
 }
 
 static ULONG WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_Release(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_Release(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface)
 
     TRACE("(%p)\n", This);
 
-    return IHTMLDocument2_Release(HTMLDOC(This->element->node.doc));
+    return IHTMLDocument2_Release(HTMLDOC(This->element.node.doc));
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI HTMLAnchorElement_GetTypeInfoCount(IHTMLAnchorElement *iface, UINT *pctinfo)
@@ -473,13 +473,14 @@ static const IHTMLAnchorElementVtbl HTMLAnchorElementVtbl = {
     HTMLAnchorElement_blur
 };
 
-void HTMLAnchorElement_Create(HTMLElement *element)
+HTMLElement *HTMLAnchorElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
 {
     HTMLAnchorElement *ret = mshtml_alloc(sizeof(HTMLAnchorElement));
 
     ret->lpHTMLAnchorElementVtbl = &HTMLAnchorElementVtbl;
-    ret->element = element;
 
-    element->impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLANCHOR(ret);
-    element->destructor = HTMLAnchorElement_destructor;
+    ret->element.impl = (IUnknown*)HTMLANCHOR(ret);
+    ret->element.destructor = HTMLAnchorElement_destructor;
+
+    return &ret->element;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
index a1df0d4b58..9b4d47d13c 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlelem.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,7 @@ HRESULT HTMLElement_QI(HTMLElement *This, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
 
 HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
 {
+    nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem;
     HTMLElement *ret;
     nsAString class_name_str;
     const PRUnichar *class_name;
@@ -1284,39 +1285,45 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode *nsnode)
     static const WCHAR wszSELECT[]   = {'S','E','L','E','C','T',0};
     static const WCHAR wszTEXTAREA[] = {'T','E','X','T','A','R','E','A',0};
 
-    ret = mshtml_alloc(sizeof(HTMLElement));
-    ret->lpHTMLElementVtbl = &HTMLElementVtbl;
-    ret->impl = NULL;
-    ret->destructor = NULL;
-
-    ret->node.node_type = NT_HTMLELEM;
-    ret->node.impl.elem = HTMLELEM(ret);
-    ret->node.destructor = HTMLElement_destructor;
-
-    HTMLElement2_Init(ret);
-
-    nsres = nsIDOMNode_QueryInterface(nsnode, &IID_nsIDOMHTMLElement, (void**)&ret->nselem);
+    nsres = nsIDOMNode_QueryInterface(nsnode, &IID_nsIDOMHTMLElement, (void**)&nselem);
     if(NS_FAILED(nsres))
         return NULL;
 
     nsAString_Init(&class_name_str, NULL);
-    nsIDOMHTMLElement_GetTagName(ret->nselem, &class_name_str);
+    nsIDOMHTMLElement_GetTagName(nselem, &class_name_str);
 
     nsAString_GetData(&class_name_str, &class_name, NULL);
 
     if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszA))
-        HTMLAnchorElement_Create(ret);
-    else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszBODY))
-        HTMLBodyElement_Create(ret);
-    else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszINPUT))
-        HTMLInputElement_Create(ret);
-    else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszSELECT))
-        HTMLSelectElement_Create(ret);
-    else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszTEXTAREA))
-        HTMLTextAreaElement_Create(ret);
+        ret = HTMLAnchorElement_Create(nselem);
+    else {
+        ret = mshtml_alloc(sizeof(HTMLElement));
+
+        ret->impl = NULL;
+        ret->destructor = NULL;
+        ret->nselem = nselem;
+
+        if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszBODY))
+            HTMLBodyElement_Create(ret);
+        else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszINPUT))
+            HTMLInputElement_Create(ret);
+        else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszSELECT))
+            HTMLSelectElement_Create(ret);
+        else if(!strcmpW(class_name, wszTEXTAREA))
+            HTMLTextAreaElement_Create(ret);
+    }
 
     nsAString_Finish(&class_name_str);
 
+    ret->lpHTMLElementVtbl = &HTMLElementVtbl;
+    ret->nselem = nselem;
+
+    HTMLElement2_Init(ret);
+
+    ret->node.node_type = NT_HTMLELEM;
+    ret->node.impl.elem = HTMLELEM(ret);
+    ret->node.destructor = HTMLElement_destructor;
+
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
index 5ef90d6eb7..ecfbbc9a3e 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void detach_selection(HTMLDocument*);
 void detach_ranges(HTMLDocument*);
 
 HTMLElement *HTMLElement_Create(nsIDOMNode*);
-void HTMLAnchorElement_Create(HTMLElement*);
+HTMLElement *HTMLAnchorElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement*);
 void HTMLBodyElement_Create(HTMLElement*);
 void HTMLInputElement_Create(HTMLElement*);
 void HTMLSelectElement_Create(HTMLElement*);