diff --git a/lib/loglevel.js b/lib/loglevel.js
index 514ed50..e599208 100644
--- a/lib/loglevel.js
+++ b/lib/loglevel.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 ;(function (undefined) {
     var undefinedType = "undefined";
-    
+
     (function (name, definition) {
         if (typeof module !== 'undefined') {
             module.exports = definition();
@@ -38,17 +38,26 @@
             var method = console[methodName];
             if (method.bind === undefined) {
                 if (Function.prototype.bind === undefined) {
-                    return function() {
-                        Function.prototype.apply.apply(method, [console, arguments]);
-                    };
+                    return functionBindingWrapper(method, console);
                 } else {
-                    return Function.prototype.bind.call(console[methodName], console);
+                    try {
+                        return Function.prototype.bind.call(console[methodName], console);
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        // In IE8 + Modernizr, the bind shim will reject the above, so we fall back to wrapping
+                        return functionBindingWrapper(method, console);
+                    }
                 }
             } else {
                 return console[methodName].bind(console);
             }
         }
 
+        function functionBindingWrapper(f, context) {
+            return function() {
+                Function.prototype.apply.apply(f, [context, arguments]);
+            };
+        }
+
         var logMethods = [
             "trace",
             "debug",