diff --git a/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js b/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
index 0647d5f1efd001f15d3888b455b3a54dd239ee58..c435ca313132ac0bdf3de4f96ed616444d7d39c1 100644
--- a/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
+++ b/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ function refillOnChange(e,onChange) {
                 if (window.YUI!=null)      YUI.log("Unable to find a nearby control of the name "+name,"warn")
                 return;
             }
-            c.addEventListener("change",h,false);
+            try { c.addEventListener("change",h,false); } catch (ex) { c.attachEvent("change",h); }
             deps.push({name:Path.tail(name),control:c});
         });
     }