diff --git a/material/partials/tags.html b/material/partials/tags.html
index abf4a4c17..20c28bc3f 100644
--- a/material/partials/tags.html
+++ b/material/partials/tags.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 {% if tags %}
   <nav class="md-tags" {{ hidden }}>
     {% for tag in tags %}
+      {% set icon = "" %}
       {% if config.extra.tags %}
         {% set icon = " md-tag-icon" %}
         {% if tag.type %}
diff --git a/src/partials/tags.html b/src/partials/tags.html
index b572f71de..ccece1cfe 100644
--- a/src/partials/tags.html
+++ b/src/partials/tags.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 {% if tags %}
   <nav class="md-tags" {{ hidden }}>
     {% for tag in tags %}
+      {% set icon = "" %}
       {% if config.extra.tags %}
         {% set icon = " md-tag-icon" %}
         {% if tag.type %}