diff --git a/lib/cufon.js b/lib/cufon.js
index c38d00a6..b484fd8a 100644
--- a/lib/cufon.js
+++ b/lib/cufon.js
@@ -845,6 +845,9 @@ Cufon.registerEngine('vml', (function() {
 
 	if (!document.namespaces) return;
 	
+	var canvasEl = document.createElement('canvas');
+	if (canvasEl && canvasEl.getContext && canvasEl.getContext.apply) return;
+	
 	if (document.namespaces.cvml == null) {
 		document.namespaces.add('cvml', 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml');
 	}