diff --git a/_layouts/home.html b/_layouts/home.html
index fa098d871f9e..8a49047ecae9 100644
--- a/_layouts/home.html
+++ b/_layouts/home.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <h3 class="archive__subtitle">{{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].recent_posts | default: "Recent Posts" }}</h3>
 
-{% if site.paginate %}
+{% if paginator %}
   {% assign posts = paginator.posts %}
 {% else %}
   {% assign posts = site.posts %}