diff --git a/src/core/events/onTouchStart.js b/src/core/events/onTouchStart.js
index bcd5a474c..aa8b69d74 100644
--- a/src/core/events/onTouchStart.js
+++ b/src/core/events/onTouchStart.js
@@ -46,13 +46,9 @@ export default function onTouchStart(event) {
   // change target el for shadow root component
   const swipingClassHasValue = !!params.noSwipingClass && params.noSwipingClass !== '';
   // eslint-disable-next-line
-  const eventPath = event.composedPath
-    ? event.composedPath()
-    : event.path
-    ? event.path[0]
-    : undefined;
+  const eventPath = event.composedPath ? event.composedPath() : event.path;
   if (swipingClassHasValue && e.target && e.target.shadowRoot && eventPath) {
-    $targetEl = $(eventPath);
+    $targetEl = $(eventPath[0]);
   }
 
   const noSwipingSelector = params.noSwipingSelector