diff --git a/lib/standards/html-elms.js b/lib/standards/html-elms.js
index 3b854e1b71..472529b5fe 100644
--- a/lib/standards/html-elms.js
+++ b/lib/standards/html-elms.js
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ const htmlElms = {
   },
   wbr: {
     contentTypes: ['phrasing', 'flow'],
-    allowedRoles: true
+    allowedRoles: ['presentation', 'none']
   }
 };