diff --git a/test/unit/manipulation.js b/test/unit/manipulation.js
index f4918b59a..7e38d25af 100644
--- a/test/unit/manipulation.js
+++ b/test/unit/manipulation.js
@@ -2462,11 +2462,15 @@ test( "Make sure jQuery.fn.remove can work on elements in documentFragment", 1,
 	equal( fragment.childNodes.length, 0, "div element was removed from documentFragment" );
 });
 
-asyncTest( "Insert script with data-URI (gh-1887)", 1, function() {
-	Globals.register( "testFoo" );
-	jQuery( "#qunit-fixture" ).append( "<script src=\"data:text/javascript,testFoo = 'foo';\"></script>" );
-	setTimeout(function (){
-		strictEqual( window[ "testFoo" ], "foo", "data-URI script executed" );
-		start();
-	}, 100 );
-});
+// IE8 doesn't support data-URI in src attribute of script element
+// Relevant - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc848897(v=vs.85).aspx
+if ( !/msie 8\.0/i.test( navigator.userAgent ) ) {
+	asyncTest( "Insert script with data-URI (gh-1887)", 1, function() {
+		Globals.register( "testFoo" );
+		jQuery( "#qunit-fixture" ).append( "<script src=\"data:text/javascript,testFoo = 'foo';\"></script>" );
+		setTimeout(function (){
+			strictEqual( window[ "testFoo" ], "foo", "data-URI script executed" );
+			start();
+		}, 100 );
+	});
+}