diff --git a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
index 1a3ca9423e..01f01cdeff 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 									<a href="{{.Publisher.HomeLink}}">{{.Publisher.Name}}</a>
 								</span>
 								{{ end }}
-								<span class="ahead"><a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{.TagName | PathEscapeSegments}}...{{.Target | PathEscapeSegments}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.release.ahead.commits" .NumCommitsBehind | Str2html}}</a> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.release.ahead.target" $.DefaultBranch}}</span>
+								<span class="ahead"><a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{.TagName | PathEscapeSegments}}{{if .Target}}...{{.Target | PathEscapeSegments}}{{end}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.release.ahead.commits" .NumCommitsBehind | Str2html}}</a> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.release.ahead.target" $.DefaultBranch}}</span>
 							</p>
 							<div class="download">
 							{{if $.Permission.CanRead $.UnitTypeCode}}