diff --git a/lib/adapters/xhr.js b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
index 6cbce35..462ba5b 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/xhr.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ module.exports = function xhrAdapter(config) {
     // For IE 8/9 CORS support
     // Only supports POST and GET calls and doesn't returns the response headers.
     // DON'T do this for testing b/c XMLHttpRequest is mocked, not XDomainRequest.
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test' &&
+    if (!window.XMLHttpRequest &&
+        process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test' &&
         typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
         window.XDomainRequest && !('withCredentials' in request) &&
         !isURLSameOrigin(config.url)) {