diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 6c9492ace..86e262343 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
       return array[i] === item ? i : -1;
     }
     if (nativeIndexOf && array.indexOf === nativeIndexOf) return array.indexOf(item);
-    for (i = 0, l = array.length; i < l; i++) if (array[i] === item) return i;
+    for (i = 0, l = array.length; i < l; i++) if (i in array && array[i] === item) return i;
     return -1;
   };
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
     if (array == null) return -1;
     if (nativeLastIndexOf && array.lastIndexOf === nativeLastIndexOf) return array.lastIndexOf(item);
     var i = array.length;
-    while (i--) if (array[i] === item) return i;
+    while (i--) if (i in array && array[i] === item) return i;
     return -1;
   };