diff --git a/lib/less/browser.js b/lib/less/browser.js
index 579d1e15..8eff0915 100644
--- a/lib/less/browser.js
+++ b/lib/less/browser.js
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ if (less.env === 'development') {
     less.optimization = 3;
 }
 
-var cache = (typeof(window.localStorage) === 'undefined') ? null : window.localStorage;
+var cache;
+try {
+  cache = (typeof(window.localStorage) === 'undefined') ? null : window.localStorage;
+} catch (e) {
+  cache = null;
+}
 
 //
 // Get all <link> tags with the 'rel' attribute set to "stylesheet/less"