diff --git a/packages/ember-metal/lib/platform.js b/packages/ember-metal/lib/platform.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/packages/ember-metal/lib/platform.js
+++ b/packages/ember-metal/lib/platform.js
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ if (!(Object.create && !Object.create(null).hasOwnProperty)) {
 
     return object;
   };
+  create.isSimulated = true;
 } else {
   create = Object.create;
 }
[BUGFIX]fix Object.create sham for IE8

The `isSimulated` check was removed in
2fde5b7ee<I>be<I>c<I>bba<I>b0dcf<I>ba.

The `isSimulated` check is used internally by
Ember for things like Ember.keys(Object.keys) polyfill.

Github link:
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