diff --git a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java
index 42507d0f3a..3c3386e674 100644
--- a/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java
+++ b/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-hs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/v2/hs/webapp/HsTasksPage.java
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ public class HsTasksPage extends HsView {
   private String jobsPostTableInit() {
     return "var asInitVals = new Array();\n" +
            "$('tfoot input').keyup( function () \n{"+
-           "  tasksDataTable.fnFilter( this.value, $('tfoot input').index(this) );\n"+
+           "  $('.dt-tasks').dataTable().fnFilter("+
+           " this.value, $('tfoot input').index(this) );\n"+
            "} );\n"+
            "$('tfoot input').each( function (i) {\n"+
            "  asInitVals[i] = this.value;\n"+