diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 9c5bc54d..ac79f787 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
{{- if .IsHome }}
{{- $pages = where site.RegularPages "Type" "in" site.Params.mainSections }}
-{{- $pages = where $pages "Params.hiddenInHomeList" "!=" "true" }}
+{{- $pages = where $pages "Params.hiddenInHomeList" "!=" true }}
{{- end }}
{{- $paginator := .Paginate $pages }}