diff --git a/material/partials/nav-item.html b/material/partials/nav-item.html
index 8d09de180..c3e0b51ba 100644
--- a/material/partials/nav-item.html
+++ b/material/partials/nav-item.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <li class="{{ class }}">
     {% set toc_ = page.toc %}
     <input class="md-toggle md-nav__toggle" data-md-toggle="toc" type="checkbox" id="toc">
-    {% if toc_ | first is defined %}
+    {% if toc_ | first is defined and "\x3ch1 id=" in page.content %}
       {% set toc_ = (toc_ | first).children %}
     {% endif %}
     {% if toc_ | first is defined %}
diff --git a/src/partials/nav-item.html b/src/partials/nav-item.html
index 1a39b51dd..07f6eee0c 100644
--- a/src/partials/nav-item.html
+++ b/src/partials/nav-item.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         type="checkbox" id="toc" />
 
     <!-- Hack: see partials/toc.html for more information -->
-    {% if toc_ | first is defined %}
+    {% if toc_ | first is defined and "\x3ch1 id=" in page.content %}
       {% set toc_ = (toc_ | first).children %}
     {% endif %}