diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/global_attributes.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/global_attributes.rs
index cdb56e37b..893a724ed 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/global_attributes.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/global_attributes.rs
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ pub(in crate::native_bridge) fn node_inert_getter_function<'s>(
         throw_incompatible_getter_receiver(scope, "HTMLElement", "inert");
         return;
     }
-    rv.set_bool(element_attribute(runtime, handle, "inert").is_some());
+    rv.set_bool(element_has_attribute(runtime, handle, "inert"));
 }
 
 pub(in crate::native_bridge) fn node_inert_setter_function<'s>(