diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
index 7d5e182..eb3b99c 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_table(&$variables) {

   if (empty($variables['rows']) && !empty($options['empty_table'])) {
     $build = $view->display_handler->renderArea('empty');
-    $variables['rows'][0]['columns'][0]['content'] = $build;
+    $variables['rows'][0]['columns'][0]['content'][0]['field_output'] = $build;
     $variables['rows'][0]['attributes'] = new Attribute(array('class' => 'odd'));
     // Calculate the amounts of rows with output.
     $variables['rows'][0]['columns'][0]['attributes'] = new Attribute(array(