diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index d97619831f..84b70d5d4a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ <h1 class="post-title">
     <div class="post-meta">
       {{- partial "post_meta.html" . -}}
       {{- if .IsTranslated -}}
-      {{- if or .Params.author $.Site.Params.author $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime (not .Date.IsZero) }}&nbsp;|&nbsp;{{- end -}}
+      {{- if or .Params.author $.Site.Params.author (.Param "ShowReadingTime") (not .Date.IsZero) }}&nbsp;|&nbsp;{{- end -}}
       <ul class="i18n_list">
         {{- i18n "translations" | default "Translations"}}:
         {{- range .Translations }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
index e0dbef4029..d0cf176181 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (.Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat))) }}
 {{- end -}}
 
-{{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime -}}
+{{- if (.Param "ShowReadingTime") -}}
 {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%s min" .ReadingTime))) }}
 {{- end -}}