diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 3dc148bc7c1..5e68a71022b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ instance.web.form.ReinitializeFieldMixin =  _.extend({}, instance.web.form.Reini
 /**
     Some hack to make placeholders work in ie9.
 */
-if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version === "9.0") {
+if (!('placeholder' in document.createElement('input'))) {    
     document.addEventListener("DOMNodeInserted",function(event){
         var nodename =  event.target.nodeName.toLowerCase();
         if ( nodename === "input" || nodename == "textarea" ) {