diff --git a/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/events.ts b/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/events.ts
index 1772c2047..62c6167da 100644
--- a/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/events.ts
+++ b/packages/vee-validate/src/utils/events.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { isCallable } from '../../../shared';
+import { hasCheckedAttr } from './assertions';
 
 export const isEvent = (evt: any): evt is Event => {
   if (!evt) {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export function normalizeEventValue(value: unknown): any {
   const input = value.target as HTMLInputElement;
   // Vue sets the current bound value on `_value` prop
   // for checkboxes it it should fetch the value binding type as is (boolean instead of string)
-  if (input.type === 'checkbox' && '_value' in input) {
+  if (hasCheckedAttr(input.type) && '_value' in input) {
     return (input as any)._value;
   }