diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index c920344..29a312a 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ function taxonomy_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
             '#markup' => check_plain($item['name']),
           );
         }
-        else {
+       elseif (!empty($item['taxonomy_term'])) {
           $term = $item['taxonomy_term'];
           $uri = entity_uri('taxonomy_term', $term);
           $element[$delta] = array(