diff --git a/src/lib/core/platform/platform.ts b/src/lib/core/platform/platform.ts
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ade29058e1de..7e90e3cccf7e
--- a/src/lib/core/platform/platform.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/platform/platform.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ declare const window: any;
 
 // Whether the current platform supports the V8 Break Iterator. The V8 check
 // is necessary to detect all Blink based browsers.
-const hasV8BreakIterator = (window.Intl && (window.Intl as any).v8BreakIterator);
+const hasV8BreakIterator = typeof(window) !== 'undefined' ?
+    (window.Intl && (window.Intl as any).v8BreakIterator) :
+    (typeof(Intl) !== 'undefined' && (Intl as any).v8BreakIterator);
 
 /**
  * Service to detect the current platform by comparing the userAgent strings and