diff --git a/lib/utils/object.js b/lib/utils/object.js
index 203ea17d1..a163e7f6c 100644
--- a/lib/utils/object.js
+++ b/lib/utils/object.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ exports.canDefineProperty = function () {
   // test needed for broken IE8 implementation
   try {
     if (Object.defineProperty) {
-      Object.defineProperty({}, 'x', {});
+      Object.defineProperty({}, 'x', { get: function () {} });
       return true;
     }
   } catch (e) {}