diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html
index d8b57965..d997514a 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/layout.html
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="wy-menu wy-menu-vertical" data-spy="affix">
-        {{ toctree(maxdepth=2, collapse=False) }}
+        {% set toctree = toctree(maxdepth=2, collapse=False) %}
+        {% if toctree %}
+            {{ toctree }}
+        {% else %}
+            {{ toc }}
+        {% endif %}
       </div>
       {% include "versions.html" %}
       &nbsp;