diff --git a/test/unit/manipulation.js b/test/unit/manipulation.js
index 082c4e9d6..d88400d1f 100644
--- a/test/unit/manipulation.js
+++ b/test/unit/manipulation.js
@@ -883,7 +883,8 @@ var testHtml = function(valueObj) {
 	equals( div.children().length, 2, "Make sure two child nodes exist." );
 	equals( div.children().children().length, 1, "Make sure that a grandchild exists." );
 
-	equals( jQuery("<div/>").html(valueObj("&#160;"))[0].innerHTML, "&nbsp;", "Make sure entities are passed through correctly." );
+	var space = jQuery("<div/>").html(valueObj("&#160;"))[0].innerHTML;
+	ok( /^\s$|^&nbsp;$/.test( space ), "Make sure entities are passed through correctly." );
 	equals( jQuery("<div/>").html(valueObj("&amp;"))[0].innerHTML, "&amp;", "Make sure entities are passed through correctly." );
 
 	jQuery("#main").html(valueObj("<style>.foobar{color:green;}</style>"));