diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js
index f50b93912ae..85721ba0387 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/rte.js
@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ var RTE = Widget.extend({
         var $target = $(event.target);
         var $editable = $target.closest('.o_editable');
 
+        if (!$editable.size()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if ($target.is('a')) {
             $target.attr('contenteditable', true);
             setTimeout(function () {
@@ -518,10 +522,6 @@ var RTE = Widget.extend({
             $editable.attr('contenteditable', true);
         }
 
-        if (!$editable.size()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (this && this.$last && (!$editable.size() || this.$last[0] != $editable[0])) {
             var $destroy = this.$last;
             history.splitNext();