diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 645dfb4..d43142b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ function explodeSelector(pseudoClass, selector) {
   if (selector && position > -1) {
     const pre = selector.slice(0, position)
     const matches = balancedMatch("(", ")", selector.slice(position))
+
+    if (!matches) {
+      return selector
+    }
+
     const bodySelectors = matches.body
       ? list
         .comma(matches.body)
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index ce0c605..682d5fa 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,30 @@ tape("postcss-selector-not", t => {
     "should really do nothing if there is no :not"
   )
 
+  t.equal(
+    transform("em[attr=:not] {}"),
+    "em[attr=:not] {}",
+    "should do nothing if an attribute selector value contains :not"
+  )
+
+  t.equal(
+    transform("em[attr~=:not] {}"),
+    "em[attr~=:not] {}",
+    "should really do nothing if an attribute selector value contains :not"
+  )
+
+  t.equal(
+    transform("em[:not=abc] {}"),
+    "em[:not=abc] {}",
+    "should do nothing if a selector on an attribute named :not"
+  )
+
+  t.equal(
+    transform(":not {}"),
+    ":not {}",
+    "should do nothing if :not has missing parenthesis"
+  )
+
   t.equal(
     transform(":not(a, b) {}"),
     ":not(a):not(b) {}",
@@ -29,7 +53,7 @@ tape("postcss-selector-not", t => {
   t.equal(
     transform("tag:not(.class, .class2) {}"),
     "tag:not(.class):not(.class2) {}",
-    "should transform directes :not()"
+    "should transform into multiple :not()"
   )
 
   t.equal(