diff --git a/material/partials/tabs-item.html b/material/partials/tabs-item.html
index 686b5a59b..cd97286ca 100644
--- a/material/partials/tabs-item.html
+++ b/material/partials/tabs-item.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </li>
 {% elif nav_item.children and nav_item.children | length > 0 %}
   {% set title = title | default(nav_item.title) %}
-  {% if (nav_item.children | first).children | length > 0 %}
+  {% if (nav_item.children | first).children %}
     {% set nav_item = nav_item.children | first %}
     {% include "partials/tabs-item.html" %}
   {% else %}
diff --git a/src/partials/tabs-item.html b/src/partials/tabs-item.html
index 1f6c5d39b..56298f270 100644
--- a/src/partials/tabs-item.html
+++ b/src/partials/tabs-item.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   {% set title = title | default(nav_item.title) %}
 
   <!-- Recurse, if the first item has nested items -->
-  {% if (nav_item.children | first).children | length > 0 %}
+  {% if (nav_item.children | first).children %}
     {% set nav_item = nav_item.children | first %}
     {% include "partials/tabs-item.html" %}