diff --git a/html/parse.go b/html/parse.go
index 488e8d3c..ca2cb587 100644
--- a/html/parse.go
+++ b/html/parse.go
@@ -439,9 +439,6 @@ func (p *parser) resetInsertionMode() {
 		case a.Select:
 			if !last {
 				for ancestor, first := n, p.oe[0]; ancestor != first; {
-					if ancestor == first {
-						break
-					}
 					ancestor = p.oe[p.oe.index(ancestor)-1]
 					switch ancestor.DataAtom {
 					case a.Template: