diff --git a/fetch.js b/fetch.js
index 3fb6c5fc..279373c7 100644
--- a/fetch.js
+++ b/fetch.js
@@ -251,6 +251,14 @@
           return Promise.resolve(new Blob([this._bodyText]))
         }
       }
+
+      this.arrayBuffer = function() {
+        if (this._bodyArrayBuffer) {
+          return consumed(this) || Promise.resolve(this._bodyArrayBuffer)
+        } else {
+          return this.blob().then(readBlobAsArrayBuffer)
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     this.text = function() {
@@ -270,16 +278,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (support.arrayBuffer) {
-      this.arrayBuffer = function() {
-        if (this._bodyArrayBuffer) {
-          return consumed(this) || Promise.resolve(this._bodyArrayBuffer)
-        } else {
-          return this.blob().then(readBlobAsArrayBuffer)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     if (support.formData) {
       this.formData = function() {
         return this.text().then(decode)