diff --git a/lib/sinon-chai.js b/lib/sinon-chai.js
index 9120ad4..a302571 100644
--- a/lib/sinon-chai.js
+++ b/lib/sinon-chai.js
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@
         };
     }
 
+    var addProperty = utils.addChainableNoop || utils.addProperty;
     function sinonProperty(name, action, nonNegatedSuffix) {
-        utils.addProperty(chai.Assertion.prototype, name, function () {
+        addProperty(chai.Assertion.prototype, name, function () {
             assertCanWorkWith(this);
 
             var messages = getMessages(this._obj, action, nonNegatedSuffix, false);