diff --git a/layouts/index.rss.xml b/layouts/index.rss.xml
index 8be1d176..ef8ee99f 100644
--- a/layouts/index.rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/index.rss.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
       {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
     {{ end }}
     {{- range where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "posts" | first (.Site.Params.home.rss | default 10) -}}
+      {{- if .Params.password }}{{ continue }}{{ end -}}
       {{- dict "Page" . "Site" .Site | partial "rss/item.html" -}}
     {{- end -}}
   </channel>