diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index cd468d2a3..541326f6d 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -633,7 +633,10 @@ jQuery.Event = function( src, props ) {
 		// Events bubbling up the document may have been marked as prevented
 		// by a handler lower down the tree; reflect the correct value.
 		this.isDefaultPrevented = ( src.defaultPrevented ||
-			src.getPreventDefault && src.getPreventDefault() ) ? returnTrue : returnFalse;
+			// Support: Android < 4.0
+			src.getPreventDefault && src.getPreventDefault() ) ?
+			returnTrue :
+			returnFalse;
 
 	// Event type
 	} else {