diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/extension/matchit/Matchit.kt b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/extension/matchit/Matchit.kt
index b3f7898f7..d2c0709c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/extension/matchit/Matchit.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/extension/matchit/Matchit.kt
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ private object FileTypePatterns {
     } else if (fileTypeName == "CMakeLists.txt" || fileName == "CMakeLists") {
       this.cMakePatterns
     } else {
-      return null
+      this.htmlPatterns
     }
   }