diff --git a/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php b/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
index 132a09228d..29292559aa 100644
--- a/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
+++ b/framework/helpers/BaseHtml.php
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ class BaseHtml
     public static function activeHint($model, $attribute, $options = [])
     {
         $attribute = static::getAttributeName($attribute);
-        $hint = $options['hint']) ? $options['hint'] : $model->getAttributeHint($attribute);
+        $hint = isset($options['hint']) ? $options['hint'] : $model->getAttributeHint($attribute);
         if (empty($hint)) {
             return '';
         }