diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index a5d203e6..5f2016e4 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function Vnode(tag, key, attrs0, children, text, dom) {
 }
 Vnode.normalize = function(node) {
 	if (node instanceof Array) return Vnode("[", undefined, undefined, Vnode.normalizeChildren(node), undefined, undefined)
-	else if (node != null && typeof node !== "object") return Vnode("#", undefined, undefined, node, undefined, undefined)
+	if (node != null && typeof node !== "object") return Vnode("#", undefined, undefined, node, undefined, undefined)
 	return node
 }
 Vnode.normalizeChildren = function normalizeChildren(children) {
diff --git a/render/vnode.js b/render/vnode.js
index 343e39b5..0c52d53d 100644
--- a/render/vnode.js
+++ b/render/vnode.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ function Vnode(tag, key, attrs, children, text, dom) {
 }
 Vnode.normalize = function(node) {
 	if (node instanceof Array) return Vnode("[", undefined, undefined, Vnode.normalizeChildren(node), undefined, undefined)
-	else if (node != null && typeof node !== "object") return Vnode("#", undefined, undefined, node, undefined, undefined)
+	if (node != null && typeof node !== "object") return Vnode("#", undefined, undefined, node, undefined, undefined)
 	return node
 }
 Vnode.normalizeChildren = function normalizeChildren(children) {