diff --git a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
index 24607769..189ab4d4 100644
--- a/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
+++ b/lib/draw/BpmnRenderer.js
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ function BpmnRenderer(events, styles, bpmnRegistry, pathMap) {
 
     function matches(definition, filter) {
       return _.all(filter, function(val, key) {
+
+        // we want a == conversion here, to be able to catch
+        // undefined == false and friends
+        /* jshint -W116 */
         return definition[key] == val;
       });
     }