diff --git a/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx b/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
index 73f835cf..51ba1c1b 100644
--- a/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/providers/markdown.jsx
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ import { linkify } from "remarkable/linkify"
 import DomPurify from "dompurify"
 import cx from "classnames"
 
-DomPurify.addHook("beforeSanitizeElements", function (current, ) {
-  // Attach safe `rel` values to all elements that contain an `href`,
-  // i.e. all anchors that are links.
-  // We _could_ just look for elements that have a non-self target,
-  // but applying it more broadly shouldn't hurt anything, and is safer.
-  if (current.href) {
-    current.setAttribute("rel", "noopener noreferrer")
-  }
-  return current
-})
+if (DomPurify.addHook) {
+  DomPurify.addHook("beforeSanitizeElements", function (current, ) {
+    // Attach safe `rel` values to all elements that contain an `href`,
+    // i.e. all anchors that are links.
+    // We _could_ just look for elements that have a non-self target,
+    // but applying it more broadly shouldn't hurt anything, and is safer.
+    if (current.href) {
+      current.setAttribute("rel", "noopener noreferrer")
+    }
+    return current
+  })
+}
 
 function Markdown({ source, className = "", getConfigs }) {
   if (typeof source !== "string") {