diff --git a/lib/form/form.js b/lib/form/form.js
index e2f743e2a8a..938fab6be66 100644
--- a/lib/form/form.js
+++ b/lib/form/form.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ M.form.initFormDependencies = function(Y, formid, dependencies) {
             _dependency_notchecked : function(elements, value) {
                 var lock = false;
                 elements.each(function(){
-                    if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase()=='hidden' && Y.Node.getDOMNode(this).ancestor('div.felement.fcheckbox')) {
+                    if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase()=='hidden' && !this.siblings('input[type=checkbox][name="' + this.get('name') + '"]').isEmpty()) {
                         // This is the hidden input that is part of an advcheckbox.
                         return;
                     }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ M.form.initFormDependencies = function(Y, formid, dependencies) {
             _dependency_checked : function(elements, value) {
                 var lock = false;
                 elements.each(function(){
-                    if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase()=='hidden' && Y.Node.getDOMNode(this).ancestor('div.felement.fcheckbox')) {
+                    if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase()=='hidden' && !this.siblings('input[type=checkbox][name="' + this.get('name') + '"]').isEmpty()) {
                         // This is the hidden input that is part of an advcheckbox.
                         return;
                     }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ M.form.initFormDependencies = function(Y, formid, dependencies) {
                 elements.each(function(){
                     if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase()=='radio' && !Y.Node.getDOMNode(this).checked) {
                         return;
-                    } else if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase() == 'hidden' && Y.Node.getDOMNode(this).ancestor('div.felement.fcheckbox')) {
+                    } else if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase() == 'hidden' && !this.siblings('input[type=checkbox][name="' + this.get('name') + '"]').isEmpty()) {
                         // This is the hidden input that is part of an advcheckbox.
                         hidden_val = (this.get('value') == value);
                         return;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ M.form.initFormDependencies = function(Y, formid, dependencies) {
                 elements.each(function(){
                     if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase()=='radio' && !Y.Node.getDOMNode(this).checked) {
                         return;
-                    } else if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase() == 'hidden' && Y.Node.getDOMNode(this).ancestor('div.felement.fcheckbox')) {
+                    } else if (this.getAttribute('type').toLowerCase() == 'hidden' && !this.siblings('input[type=checkbox][name="' + this.get('name') + '"]').isEmpty()) {
                         // This is the hidden input that is part of an advcheckbox.
                         hidden_val = (this.get('value') != value);
                         return;