diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
index a91cbf0c..dab04308 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
@@ -885,18 +885,23 @@ describe('matchersUtil', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it("passes for ArrayBuffers with same length and content", function() {
-      var buffer1 = new ArrayBuffer(4);
-      var buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(4);
+    it('passes for ArrayBuffers with same length and content', function() {
+      jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningArrayBuffers();
+      var buffer1 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      var buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
       expect(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil.equals(buffer1, buffer2)).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it("fails for ArrayBuffers with same length but different content", function() {
-      var buffer1 = new ArrayBuffer(4);
-      var buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(4);
-      var array1 = new Uint8Array(buffer1);
+    it('fails for ArrayBuffers with same length but different content', function() {
+      jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningTypedArrays();
+      jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningArrayBuffers();
+      var buffer1 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      var buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      var array1 = new Uint8Array(buffer1); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
       array1[0] = 1;
-      expect(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil.equals(buffer1, buffer2)).toBe(false);
+      expect(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil.equals(buffer1, buffer2)).toBe(
+        false
+      );
     });
 
     describe('when running in an environment with array polyfills', function() {
diff --git a/spec/helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js b/spec/helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a04a94e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* eslint-disable compat/compat */
+(function(env) {
+  function hasFunctioningArrayBuffers() {
+    if (typeof ArrayBuffer === 'undefined') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(2);
+      var view8bit = new Uint8Array(buffer);
+      var view16bit = new Uint16Array(buffer);
+      view16bit[0] = 0xabcd;
+      return view8bit[0] === 0xcd && view8bit[1] === 0xab;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  env.requireFunctioningArrayBuffers = function() {
+    env.requireFunctioningTypedArrays();
+    if (!hasFunctioningArrayBuffers()) {
+      env.pending('Browser has incomplete or missing support for ArrayBuffer');
+    }
+  };
+})(jasmine.getEnv());
diff --git a/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js b/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js
index 1f1e8bef..cacf28f7 100644
--- a/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js
+++ b/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'helpers/asyncAwait.js',
     'helpers/generator.js',
     'helpers/BrowserFlags.js',
+    'helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js',
     'helpers/checkForMap.js',
     'helpers/checkForSet.js',
     'helpers/checkForSymbol.js',
diff --git a/spec/support/jasmine.json b/spec/support/jasmine.json
index 56ed17c0..c9ffa120 100644
--- a/spec/support/jasmine.json
+++ b/spec/support/jasmine.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "helpers": [
     "helpers/asyncAwait.js",
     "helpers/generator.js",
+    "helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js",
     "helpers/checkForMap.js",
     "helpers/checkForSet.js",
     "helpers/checkForSymbol.js",
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
index d7158122..8ff30593 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
@@ -269,37 +269,18 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().MatchersUtil = function(j$) {
           diffBuilder.recordMismatch();
         }
         return result;
-      // RegExps are compared by their source patterns and flags.
       case '[object ArrayBuffer]':
         // If we have an instance of ArrayBuffer the Uint8Array ctor
         // will be defined as well
-        var arrayA = new Uint8Array(a);
-        var arrayB = new Uint8Array(b);
-        var arrayALength = arrayA.length;
-        var arrayBLength = arrayB.length;
-
-        diffBuilder.withPath('length', function() {
-          if (arrayALength !== arrayBLength) {
-            diffBuilder.record(arrayALength, arrayBLength);
-            result = false;
-          }
-        });
-
-        for (i = 0; i < arrayALength || i < arrayBLength; i++) {
-          diffBuilder.withPath(i, function() {
-            if (i >= arrayBLength) {
-              diffBuilder.record(arrayA[i], void 0, actualArrayIsLongerFormatter);
-              result = false;
-            } else if (i >= arrayALength){
-              diffBuilder.record(void 0, arrayB[i], actualArrayIsLongerFormatter);
-              result = false;
-            } else if (arrayA[i] !== arrayB[i]) {
-              diffBuilder.record(arrayA[i], arrayB[i]);
-              result = false;
-            }
-          });
-        }
-        return result;
+        return self.eq_(
+          new Uint8Array(a), // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+          new Uint8Array(b), // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+          aStack,
+          bStack,
+          customTesters,
+          diffBuilder
+        );
+      // RegExps are compared by their source patterns and flags.
       case '[object RegExp]':
         return (
           a.source == b.source &&