diff --git a/autotests/export/docbook/basic.xml b/autotests/export/docbook/basic.xml
index c03a26c12d..2248a2cbf4 100644
--- a/autotests/export/docbook/basic.xml
+++ b/autotests/export/docbook/basic.xml
@@ -153,31 +153,31 @@ I am no more code.
I am a table caption below the table.
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Table 1
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Table 2
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Table 3
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Row 1
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Col 3, row 1
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Row 2
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Col 3, row 2
@@ -187,31 +187,31 @@ I am no more code.
I am a table caption above the table.
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Table 1
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Table 2
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Table 3
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Row 1
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Col 3, row 1
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Row 2
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Col 3, row 2
@@ -220,31 +220,31 @@ I am no more code.
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Table that has no caption 1
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Table that has no caption 2
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Table that has no caption 3
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Row 1
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Col 3, row 1
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Row 2
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Col 3, row 2
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
index 9b4f175f74..5242775e7f 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp
@@ -3842,7 +3842,7 @@ docstring Tabular::xmlRow(XMLStream & xs, const row_type row, OutputParams const
const std::vector styles = computeCssStylePerCell(row, c, cell);
std::string attr_str_prefix = "style='" + style.str();
- if (!styles.empty())
+ if (!style.str().empty())
attr_str_prefix += "; ";
for (auto it = styles.begin(); it != styles.end(); ++it) {
attr_str_prefix += *it;