diff --git a/theme/theme.inc b/theme/theme.inc
index e7f7a15..cf322c6 100644
--- a/theme/theme.inc
+++ b/theme/theme.inc
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_table(&$vars) {
   $vars['classes_array'] = array('views-table');
   if (empty($vars['rows']) && !empty($options['empty_table'])) {
     $vars['rows'][0][0] = $view->display_handler->render_area('empty');
+    $vars['row_classes'][0] = array();
     // Calculate the amounts of rows with output.
     $vars['field_attributes'][0][0]['colspan'] = count($vars['header']);
     $vars['field_classes'][0][0] = 'views-empty';