diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index 738e21e4d..f52a5c432 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ define( [
 var rinlinejQuery = / jQuery\d+="(?:null|\d+)"/g,
 	rnoshimcache = new RegExp( "<(?:" + nodeNames + ")[\\s/>]", "i" ),
 	rxhtmlTag = /<(?!area|br|col|embed|hr|img|input|link|meta|param)(([\w:-]+)[^>]*)\/>/gi,
-	rnoInnerhtml = /<(?:script|style|link)/i,
+
+	// Support: IE 10-11, Edge 10240+
+	// In IE/Edge using regex groups here causes severe slowdowns.
+	// See https://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/1736512/
+	rnoInnerhtml = /<script|<style|<link/i,
 
 	// checked="checked" or checked
 	rchecked = /checked\s*(?:[^=]|=\s*.checked.)/i,