diff --git a/src/main/java/org/omnifaces/renderkit/Html5RenderKit.java b/src/main/java/org/omnifaces/renderkit/Html5RenderKit.java
index 199d95ca6..0d801db26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/omnifaces/renderkit/Html5RenderKit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/omnifaces/renderkit/Html5RenderKit.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public void startElement(String name, UIComponent component) throws IOException
 			super.startElement(name, component);
 
 			if (component == null) {
-				component = getCurrentComponent();
+				return; // Either the renderer is broken, or it's plain text/html.
 			}
 
 			if (component instanceof UIForm && "form".equals(name)) {