diff --git a/src/core/struct_tree.js b/src/core/struct_tree.js
index fa27a14c0..2b8bcc181 100644
--- a/src/core/struct_tree.js
+++ b/src/core/struct_tree.js
@@ -565,7 +565,10 @@ class StructElementNode {
     const kids = this.dict.get("K");
     if (Array.isArray(kids)) {
       for (const kid of kids) {
-        const element = this.parseKid(pageObjId, kid);
+        const element = this.parseKid(
+          pageObjId,
+          this.dict.xref.fetchIfRef(kid)
+        );
         if (element) {
           this.kids.push(element);
         }
@@ -592,33 +595,26 @@ class StructElementNode {
       });
     }
 
-    // Find the dictionary for the kid.
-    let kidDict = null;
-    if (kid instanceof Ref) {
-      kidDict = this.dict.xref.fetch(kid);
-    } else if (kid instanceof Dict) {
-      kidDict = kid;
-    }
-    if (!kidDict) {
+    if (!(kid instanceof Dict)) {
       return null;
     }
-    const pageRef = kidDict.getRaw("Pg");
+
+    const pageRef = kid.getRaw("Pg");
     if (pageRef instanceof Ref) {
       pageObjId = pageRef.toString();
     }
 
-    const type =
-      kidDict.get("Type") instanceof Name ? kidDict.get("Type").name : null;
+    const type = kid.get("Type") instanceof Name ? kid.get("Type").name : null;
     if (type === "MCR") {
       if (this.tree.pageDict.objId !== pageObjId) {
         return null;
       }
-      const kidRef = kidDict.getRaw("Stm");
+      const kidRef = kid.getRaw("Stm");
       return new StructElement({
         type: StructElementType.STREAM_CONTENT,
         refObjId: kidRef instanceof Ref ? kidRef.toString() : null,
         pageObjId,
-        mcid: kidDict.get("MCID"),
+        mcid: kid.get("MCID"),
       });
     }
 
@@ -626,7 +622,7 @@ class StructElementNode {
       if (this.tree.pageDict.objId !== pageObjId) {
         return null;
       }
-      const kidRef = kidDict.getRaw("Obj");
+      const kidRef = kid.getRaw("Obj");
       return new StructElement({
         type: StructElementType.OBJECT,
         refObjId: kidRef instanceof Ref ? kidRef.toString() : null,
@@ -636,7 +632,7 @@ class StructElementNode {
 
     return new StructElement({
       type: StructElementType.ELEMENT,
-      dict: kidDict,
+      dict: kid,
     });
   }
 }