diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17e1d74..72b0dc4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ### HEAD
+* Update conditional feed method
 * Update to Bootstrap 2.2.0
 * Return instead of echo class names in `roots_main_class` and `roots_sidebar_class`
 * Move nav customizations into `lib/nav.php`
diff --git a/templates/head.php b/templates/head.php
index 260a542..0a4bc99 100644
--- a/templates/head.php
+++ b/templates/head.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <?php wp_head(); ?>
 
-  <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
-  <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="<?php echo get_bloginfo('name'); ?> Feed" href="<?php echo home_url() ?>/feed/">
+  <?php if (wp_count_posts()->publish > 0) : ?>
+  <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="<?php echo get_bloginfo('name'); ?> Feed" href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/feed/">
   <?php endif; ?>
 </head>