diff --git a/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js b/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
index 0ce77723c5..149c44ed2d 100644
--- a/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve/init/mw/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ ve.inheritClass( ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget, ve.init.mw.Target );
 ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.compatibility = {
 	// Left-to-right languages
 	ltr: {
-		msie: [['>=', 9]],
+		msie: false,		// FIXME: Bug 42335 (temporarily added IE to blacklist for December release)
+		// msie: [['>=', 9]],
 		firefox: [['>=', 11]],
 		safari: [['>=', 5]],
 		chrome: [['>=', 19]],
@@ -120,7 +121,8 @@ ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.compatibility = {
 	},
 	// Right-to-left languages
 	rtl: {
-		msie: [['>=', 9]],
+		msie: false,		// FIXME: Bug 42335 (temporarily added IE to blacklist for December release)
+		// msie: [['>=', 9]],
 		firefox: [['>=', 11]],
 		safari: [['>=', 5]],
 		chrome: [['>=', 19]],