diff --git a/src/compiler/parser/html-parser.js b/src/compiler/parser/html-parser.js
index 4e4c0686758..c49aec09da3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser/html-parser.js
+++ b/src/compiler/parser/html-parser.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export function parseHTML (html, options) {
       }
     }
 
-    const unary = isUnaryTag(tagName) || tagName === 'html' && lastTag === 'head' || !!unarySlash
+    const unary = isUnaryTag(tagName) || !!unarySlash
 
     const l = match.attrs.length
     const attrs = new Array(l)