diff --git a/docs/_templates/layout.html b/docs/_templates/layout.html
index 412deb200..00686bd77 100644
--- a/docs/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/docs/_templates/layout.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   </div>
   {% endif %}
 
-  {%- if readthedocs %}
+  {%- if ON_READTHEDOCS %}
   <script>
     if (typeof READTHEDOCS_DATA !== 'undefined') {
         if (!READTHEDOCS_DATA.features) {
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5f0e7592b..e5054a15f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ html_experimental_html5_writer = True
 # a list of builtin themes.
 html_theme = 'basic'
 
+html_context = {
+  'ON_READTHEDOCS': bool(os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS'))
+}
+
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.