diff --git a/R/type-asis.R b/R/type-asis.R
index b838b5e31..06f905490 100644
--- a/R/type-asis.R
+++ b/R/type-asis.R
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ asis_strip <- function(x) {
 asis_restore <- function(x) {
   # Using `oldClass()` here to return `NULL` for atomics
   # so that their implicit class isn't added
-  class(x) <- c("AsIs", oldClass(x))
+  class(x) <- unique.default(c("AsIs", oldClass(x)))
   x
 }