diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs
index 048cff64c98..68d50bbed42 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/topic-footer-buttons.hbs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
   {{plugin-outlet name="topic-footer-main-buttons-before-create"
                   args=(hash topic=topic)
+                  tagName=""
                   connectorTagName="span"}}
 
   {{#if topic.details.can_create_post}}
@@ -81,4 +82,5 @@
 
 {{plugin-outlet name="after-topic-footer-buttons"
                 args=(hash topic=topic)
+                tagName=""
                 connectorTagName="span"}}