diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_list.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_list.html
index 3b67b5feab..ecf67cde8d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_list.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_list.html
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
     <div class="app-{{ app.app_label }} module{% if app.app_url in request.path|urlencode %} current-app{% endif %}">
       <table>
         <caption>
-          <a href="{{ app.app_url }}" class="section" title="{% blocktranslate with name=app.name %}Models in the {{ name }} application{% endblocktranslate %}">{{ app.name }}</a>
+          {% if app.app_url %}
+            <a href="{{ app.app_url }}" class="section" title="{% blocktranslate with name=app.name %}Models in the {{ name }} application{% endblocktranslate %}">{{ app.name }}</a>
+          {% else %}
+            {{ app.name }}
+          {% endif %}
         </caption>
         {% for model in app.models %}
           {% with model_name=model.object_name|lower %}