diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
index e420359655..9fef63f231 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/form.js
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.Form = class FrappeForm {
 		if (this.can_make_methods && this.can_make_methods[doctype]) {
 			return this.can_make_methods[doctype](this);
 		} else {
-			if (this.meta.is_submittable && !this.doc.docstatus == 1) {
+			if (this.meta.is_submittable && this.doc.docstatus !== 1) {
 				return false;
 			} else {
 				return true;