diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index 19e0d59..983a864 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -4725,10 +4725,7 @@ function drupal_process_attached($elements, $group = JS_DEFAULT, $dependency_che
  */
 function drupal_process_states(&$elements) {
   $elements['#attached']['library'][] = array('system', 'drupal.states');
-  $elements['#attached']['js'][] = array(
-    'type' => 'setting',
-    'data' => array('states' => array('#' . $elements['#id'] => $elements['#states'])),
-  );
+  $elements['#attributes']['data-drupal-states'] = drupal_json_encode($elements['#states']);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5927,6 +5924,11 @@ function drupal_render(&$elements) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Add any JavaScript state information associated with the element.
+  if (!empty($elements['#states'])) {
+    drupal_process_states($elements);
+  }
+
   // Get the children of the element, sorted by weight.
   $children = element_children($elements, TRUE);
 
@@ -5966,11 +5968,6 @@ function drupal_render(&$elements) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Add any JavaScript state information associated with the element.
-  if (!empty($elements['#states'])) {
-    drupal_process_states($elements);
-  }
-
   // Add additional libraries, CSS, JavaScript an other custom
   // attached data associated with this element.
   if (!empty($elements['#attached'])) {
diff --git a/core/misc/states.js b/core/misc/states.js
index fa7a101..db3b0b2 100644
--- a/core/misc/states.js
+++ b/core/misc/states.js
@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@ var states = Drupal.states = {
  */
 Drupal.behaviors.states = {
   attach: function (context, settings) {
-    for (var selector in settings.states) {
-      for (var state in settings.states[selector]) {
-        new states.Dependent({
-          element: $(selector),
-          state: states.State.sanitize(state),
-          constraints: settings.states[selector][state]
-        });
+    var $states = $('[data-drupal-states]');
+    var i, il, config, state;
+    for (i = 0, il = $states.length; i < il; i += 1) {
+      config = JSON.parse($states[i].getAttribute('data-drupal-states'));
+      for (state in config) {
+        if (config.hasOwnProperty(state)) {
+          new states.Dependent({
+            element: $($states[i]),
+            state: states.State.sanitize(state),
+            constraints: config[state]
+          });
+        }
       }
     }