diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index c996cefb5..6393c61c9 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 
   /** Detect free variable `global` from Node.js or Browserified code and use it as `root` */
   var freeGlobal = objectTypes[typeof global] && global;
-  if (freeGlobal && (freeGlobal.global === freeGlobal || freeGlobal.window === freeGlobal)) {
+  if (freeGlobal && (freeGlobal.global === freeGlobal || freeGlobal.window === freeGlobal || freeGlobal.self === freeGlobal)) {
     root = freeGlobal;
   }