diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/devtools.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/devtools.ts
index 878bb68bfea..6bbd3db6e75 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/devtools.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/devtools.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ export function setDevtoolsHook(hook: DevtoolsHook, target: any) {
     // (#4815)
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
     typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
-    !navigator.userAgent.includes('jsdom')
+    // some envs mock window but not fully
+    window.HTMLElement &&
+    // also exclude jsdom
+    !window.navigator?.userAgent?.includes('jsdom')
   ) {
     const replay = (target.__VUE_DEVTOOLS_HOOK_REPLAY__ =
       target.__VUE_DEVTOOLS_HOOK_REPLAY__ || [])