diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index fb110ab13f..cb91af110c 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ function template_preprocess_html_tag(&$variables) {
   $variables['children'] = (isset($element['#children'])) ? $element['#children'] : '';
   $variables['value'] = (isset($element['#value'])) ? $element['#value'] : '';
   $variables['void_element'] = (isset($element['#void_element'])) ? $element['#void_element'] : FALSE;
-  $variables['noscript'] = (isset($element['#value']) && $element['#noscript']) ? $element['#noscript'] : FALSE;
+  $variables['noscript'] = (isset($element['#noscript']) && $element['#noscript']) ? $element['#noscript'] : FALSE;
 
   // Suppress error messages.
   $variables['errors'] = NULL;