diff --git a/app/models/sent_notification.rb b/app/models/sent_notification.rb
index fd12615717b6f06f1b8bfe93c790de8413a34001..03108da17be6194d9a84c348bc9cded6c05fb854 100644
--- a/app/models/sent_notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/sent_notification.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class SentNotification < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def can_unsubscribe?
+    !for_commit?
+  end
+
   def for_commit?
     noteable_type == "Commit"
   end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/notify.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/notify.html.haml
index da7de41abadadd92d85c0a0759b5ad29cc4c766d..07f9be12f99c2d13998611bda478b74adef13219 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/notify.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/notify.html.haml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
           -# Don't link the host is the line below, one link in the email is easier to quickly click than two.
           You're receiving this email because of your account on #{Gitlab.config.gitlab.host}.
           If you'd like to receive fewer emails, you can
-          - if @sent_notification && !@sent_notification.for_commit?
+          - if @sent_notification && @sent_notification.can_unsubscribe?
             = link_to "unsubscribe", unsubscribe_sent_notification_url(@sent_notification)
             from this thread or
           adjust your notification settings.