diff --git a/layouts/index.rss.xml b/layouts/index.rss.xml
index 8d4eef05..515f1884 100644
--- a/layouts/index.rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/index.rss.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
                 {{- .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" -}}
             </lastBuildDate>
         {{- end -}}
-        <atom:link href="{{ .Permalink }}" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
+        {{ with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" }}
+            {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
+        {{ end }}
         {{- range where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "posts" | first (.Site.Params.home.rss | default 10) -}}
             {{- dict "page" . "site" .Site | partial "rss/item.html" -}}
         {{- end -}}