diff --git a/addons/website/models/ir_http.py b/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
index cd06de4b75a..603e4d9ff38 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/ir_http.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Http(models.AbstractModel):
         page = request.env['website.page'].sudo().search(published_domain, order='website_id asc', limit=1)
 
         # redirect withtout trailing /
-        if not page and req_page.endswith("/"):  # / handled by controller
+        if not page and req_page != "/" and req_page.endswith("/"):
             return request.redirect(req_page[:-1])
 
         if page: