--- a/report/report-table.cpp
+++ b/report/report-table.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ int Report::writeTable(Device::paragraphStruct *paragraph)
 				else if (config->reportFormat == Config::XML)
 					fprintf(outFile, ">");
 				if (cellPointer->cellData.empty())
-					fprintf(outFile, config->emptyTableCell);
+					fprintf(outFile, "%s", config->emptyTableCell);
 				else
 					errorCode = writeText(cellPointer->cellData.c_str(), paragraph);
 				if (errorCode != 0)