diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index fe64739045..9499391198 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG.prototype =
      */
     supported: function() {
         var svgFeature = "http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/feature#SVG";
-        var supported = (document.implementation.hasFeature("org.w3c.svg", "1.0") || document.implementation.hasFeature(svgFeature, "1.1"));
+        var supported = (document.implementation && 
+                        (document.implementation.hasFeature("org.w3c.svg", "1.0") || 
+                         document.implementation.hasFeature(svgFeature, "1.1")));
         return supported;
     },