diff --git a/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js b/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js
index c5f36ef7176..e3d1e42282a 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/javascript/main.js
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ this.ckan = this.ckan || {};
       ckan.i18n.load(data);
       ckan.module.initialize();
     });
-    jQuery('[data-target="popover"]').popover();
+
+    if (jQuery.fn.popover !== undefined) {
+      jQuery('[data-target="popover"]').popover();
+    }
+
   };
 
   /* Returns a full url for the current site with the provided path appended.