diff --git a/layouts/docs/single.html b/layouts/docs/single.html
index 8ffdbae43..5c9697bd5 100644
--- a/layouts/docs/single.html
+++ b/layouts/docs/single.html
@@ -6,8 +6,17 @@
                   (hasPrefix .RelPermalink "/docs/v4.1") }}
 
 {{ if $disabled }}
-  {{ .Render "404" }}
-  {{ .Scratch.Set "renderEnabled" false }}
+  <!DOCTYPE html>
+  <html>
+  <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/404.html">
+    <script>window.location = '/404.html';</script>
+    <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow">
+    <meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-store">
+  </head>
+  <body></body>
+  </html>
+  {{ return }}
 {{ end }}
 
 <!DOCTYPE html>
