diff --git a/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php b/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php
index 83a553258e063..dfd8261b4cea1 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public static function popover($selector = '.hasPopover', $params = array())
 		JFactory::getDocument()->addScriptDeclaration(
 			"jQuery(document).ready(function()
 			{
-				jQuery('" . $selector . "').popover(" . $options . ");
+				if ( jQuery.isFunction(jQuery.fn.popover) ) jQuery('" . $selector . "').popover(" . $options . ");
 			});"
 		);
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ public static function tooltip($selector = '.hasTooltip', $params = array())
 			// Build the script.
 			$script = array();
 			$script[] = "jQuery(document).ready(function(){";
-			$script[] = "\tjQuery('" . $selector . "').tooltip(" . $options . ");";
+			$script[] = "\tif ( jQuery.isFunction(jQuery.fn.tooltip) ) jQuery('" . $selector . "').tooltip(" . $options . ");";
 
 			if ($onShow)
 			{