diff --git a/src/document/html/renderer.c b/src/document/html/renderer.c
index 13be18a81..358a948ab 100644
--- a/src/document/html/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/html/renderer.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@ justify_line(struct html_context *html_context, int y)
 
 			assert(word_len >= 0);
 			if_assert_failed continue;
-			if (!word_len) continue;
 
 			word_shift = (word * diff) / (spaces - 1);
 			new_start = word_start + word_shift;