diff --git a/test/issues/issues-test.js b/test/issues/issues-test.js
index 99461e547..d89423056 100644
--- a/test/issues/issues-test.js
+++ b/test/issues/issues-test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var configureLogError = require("../../lib/sinon/util/core/log_error.js");
 var assert = referee.assert;
 var refute = referee.refute;
 
-
 describe("issues", function () {
     beforeEach(function () {
         this.sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
@@ -252,7 +251,17 @@ describe("issues", function () {
     });
 
     if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-        describe("#1456", function () {
+
+        var throwsOnUnconfigurableProperty = false;
+        var preDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window, "innerHeight");
+        try {
+            Object.defineProperty(window, "innerHeight", { value: 10, configureable: true, writeable: true });
+            Object.defineProperty(window, "innerHeight", preDescriptor);
+        } catch (err) {
+            throwsOnUnconfigurableProperty = true;
+        }
+
+        (throwsOnUnconfigurableProperty? describe.skip : describe)("#1456", function () {
             var sandbox;
 
             beforeEach(function () {