diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
index 1be758d6..f06fe431 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
@@ -818,11 +818,16 @@ describe('matchersUtil', function() {
         Array.prototype,
         'findIndex'
       );
-      if (!findIndexDescriptor) {
-        return;
-      }
 
       beforeEach(function() {
+        if (!findIndexDescriptor) {
+          jasmine
+            .getEnv()
+            .pending(
+              'Environment does not have a property descriptor for Array.prototype.findIndex'
+            );
+        }
+
         Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'findIndex', {
           enumerable: true,
           value: function(predicate) {