diff --git a/lib/haml/helpers/action_view_mods.rb b/lib/haml/helpers/action_view_mods.rb
index 0330c505..44c51f09 100644
--- a/lib/haml/helpers/action_view_mods.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/helpers/action_view_mods.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module ActionView
       def content_tag_with_haml(name, *args, &block)
         return content_tag_without_haml(name, *args, &block) unless is_haml?
 
-        preserve = haml_buffer.options.fetch(:preserve, %w[textarea pre code]).include?(name.to_s)
+        preserve = haml_buffer.options.fetch(:preserve, []).include?(name.to_s)
 
         if block_given? && block_is_haml?(block) && preserve
           return content_tag_without_haml(name, *args) {preserve(&block)}
diff --git a/test/results/bemit.xhtml b/test/results/bemit.xhtml
index 30db0b01..b9ff8c4a 100644
--- a/test/results/bemit.xhtml
+++ b/test/results/bemit.xhtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <div class='o-media@md c-user c-user--premium'>
-  <img alt='' class='o-media__img@md c-user__photo c-avatar' src='' />
-  <p class='o-media__body@md c-user__bio'>...</p>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img alt='' class='o-media__img@md c-user__photo c-avatar' src='' />
+<p class='o-media__body@md c-user__bio'>...</p>
+</div>