diff --git a/src/shared/plugin.js b/src/shared/plugin.js
index 86f5caa..8fde2c0 100644
--- a/src/shared/plugin.js
+++ b/src/shared/plugin.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export default function VueMeta (Vue, options = {}) {
   Vue.mixin({
     beforeCreate () {
       // Add a marker to know if it uses metaInfo
-      if (typeof this.$options[options.keyName] !== 'undefined') {
+      // _vnode is used to know that it's attached to a real component
+      // useful if we use some mixin to add some meta tags (like nuxt-i18n)
+      if (this._vnode && typeof this.$options[options.keyName] !== 'undefined') {
         this._hasMetaInfo = true
       }
       // coerce function-style metaInfo to a computed prop so we can observe