diff --git a/lib/core/utils/preload-cssom.js b/lib/core/utils/preload-cssom.js
index c919d023c4..7f5fab5db6 100644
--- a/lib/core/utils/preload-cssom.js
+++ b/lib/core/utils/preload-cssom.js
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ function getStylesheetsFromDocumentFragment(rootNode, convertDataToStylesheet) {
           isLink,
           root: rootNode
         });
-        out.push(stylesheet.sheet);
+        // prevent error in jsdom with style elements not having a `sheet` property
+        // @see https://github.com/jsdom/jsdom/issues/3179
+        if(stylesheet.sheet) {
+          out.push(stylesheet.sheet);
+        }
         return out;
       }, [])
   );