diff --git a/packages/zend-view/library/Zend/View/Helper/HeadScript.php b/packages/zend-view/library/Zend/View/Helper/HeadScript.php
index 35250f6e5..c764e4dea 100644
--- a/packages/zend-view/library/Zend/View/Helper/HeadScript.php
+++ b/packages/zend-view/library/Zend/View/Helper/HeadScript.php
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ public function itemToString($item, $indent, $escapeStart, $escapeEnd)
         $addScriptEscape = !(isset($item->attributes['noescape']) && filter_var($item->attributes['noescape'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN));
 
         $type = ($this->_autoEscape) ? $this->_escape($item->type) : $item->type;
-        if ($this->view->doctype()->isHtml5() && $type === 'text/javascript') {
+        if ($isHTML5 && $type === 'text/javascript') {
             $html  = '<script' . $attrString . '>';
         } else {
             $html  = '<script type="' . $type . '"' . $attrString . '>';