diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
index 9384fba1472..3bf4307b826 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlelement.rs
@@ -787,6 +787,12 @@ impl HTMLElement {
             return Some("rtl".to_owned());
         }
 
+        if let Some(input) = self.downcast::<HTMLInputElement>() {
+            if input.input_type() == InputType::Tel {
+                return Some("ltr".to_owned());
+            }
+        }
+
         if element_direction == "auto" {
             if let Some(directionality) = self
                 .downcast::<HTMLInputElement>()
diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
index bc503fd1fda..07e5059a648 100755
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlinputelement.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ impl HTMLInputElement {
 
     pub fn auto_directionality(&self) -> Option<String> {
         match self.input_type() {
-            InputType::Tel => return Some("ltr".to_owned()),
             InputType::Text | InputType::Search | InputType::Url | InputType::Email => {
                 let value: String = self.Value().to_string();
                 Some(HTMLInputElement::directionality_from_value(&value))