diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index 970cf38c89..ba12662e4e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG.prototype =
      */
     supported: function() {
         var svgFeature = "http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/feature#SVG";
-        var supported = document.implementation.hasFeature(svgFeature, "1.1");
+        var supported = (document.implementation.hasFeature("org.w3c.svg", "1.0") || document.implementation.hasFeature(svgFeature, "1.1"));
         return supported;
     },