diff --git a/crates/encoding/src/sniff.rs b/crates/encoding/src/sniff.rs
index 1672b48..7ac2aff 100644
--- a/crates/encoding/src/sniff.rs
+++ b/crates/encoding/src/sniff.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ fn parse_meta_tag(bytes: &[u8], start: usize) -> Option<(Encoding, usize)> {
             break;
         }
 
-        let (attr_name, attr_value, new_pos) = parse_attribute(bytes, pos)?;
+        let Some((attr_name, attr_value, new_pos)) = parse_attribute(bytes, pos) else {
+            break;
+        };
         pos = new_pos;
 
         if ascii_ci_eq_str(&attr_name, "http-equiv") {