diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 8297682234d0..1853690e53cd 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
             var index;
 
             attr = nAttrs[j];
-            if (attr.specified) {
+            if (!msie || msie >= 8 || attr.specified) {
               name = attr.name;
               // support ngAttr attribute binding
               ngAttrName = directiveNormalize(name);