diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/index-file/inline-fonts.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/index-file/inline-fonts.ts
index df61237af912..e1fe450f5bb6 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/index-file/inline-fonts.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/utils/index-file/inline-fonts.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class InlineFontsProcessor {
           if (hrefAttr) {
             const href = hrefAttr.value;
             const cssContent = hrefsContent.get(href);
-            rewriter.emitRaw(`<style type="text/css">${cssContent}</style>`);
+            rewriter.emitRaw(`<style>${cssContent}</style>`);
           } else {
             rewriter.emitStartTag(tag);
           }