lib/capybara/selector.rb in capybara-3.7.2 vs lib/capybara/selector.rb in capybara-3.8.0

@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@
   end
 end
 
 Capybara.add_selector(:element) do
   xpath do |locator, **|
-    locator ? XPath.descendant(locator.to_sym) : XPath.descendant
+    XPath.descendant.where(locator ? XPath.local_name == locator.to_s : nil)
   end
 
   expression_filter(:attributes, matcher: /.+/) do |xpath, name, val|
     case val
     when Regexp