Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/link/dialogs/link.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/link/dialogs/link.js	(revision 6618)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/link/dialogs/link.js	(revision 6619)
@@ -1353,5 +1353,5 @@
 				// IE BUG: Setting the name attribute to an existing link doesn't work.
 				// Must re-create the link from weired syntax to workaround.
-				if ( CKEDITOR.env.ie && attributes.name != element.getAttribute( 'name' ) )
+				if ( CKEDITOR.env.ie && !( CKEDITOR.document.$.documentMode >= 8 ) && attributes.name != element.getAttribute( 'name' ) )
 				{
 					var newElement = new CKEDITOR.dom.element( '<a name="' + CKEDITOR.tools.htmlEncode( attributes.name ) + '">',