diff --git a/plugins/forms/dialogs/hiddenfield.js b/plugins/forms/dialogs/hiddenfield.js
index c77bfcabd04..b34ebbeaf8b 100644
--- a/plugins/forms/dialogs/hiddenfield.js
+++ b/plugins/forms/dialogs/hiddenfield.js
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ CKEDITOR.dialog.add( 'hiddenfield', function( editor ) {
 		onOk: function() {
 			var name = this.getValueOf( 'info', '_cke_saved_name' ),
 				editor = this.getParentEditor(),
-				elementHtml = ( CKEDITOR.document.$.documentMode < 8 ? '<input name="' + CKEDITOR.tools.htmlEncode( name ) + '">' : 'input' ),
-				element = CKEDITOR.env.ie && editor.document.createElement( elementHtml );
+				element = CKEDITOR.env.ie && CKEDITOR.document.$.documentMode < 8 ?
+					editor.document.createElement( '<input name="' + CKEDITOR.tools.htmlEncode( name ) + '">' ) :
+					editor.document.createElement( 'input' );
 
 			element.setAttribute( 'type', 'hidden' );
 			this.commitContent( element );