diff --git a/title.field.inc b/title.field.inc
index 15590cf..379d5cd 100644
--- a/title.field.inc
+++ b/title.field.inc
@@ -107,15 +107,18 @@ function title_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $l
   $wrap_tag = isset($settings['title_style']) ? $settings['title_style'] : '_none';
 
   if ($wrap_tag != '_none') {
-    $output = theme('html_tag', array(
+    $element = array(
       'element' => array(
         '#tag' => $wrap_tag,
-        '#attributes' => array(
-          'class' => $settings['title_class'],
-        ),
         '#value' => $output,
       ),
-    ));
+    );
+
+    if (!empty($settings['title_class'])) {
+      $element['#attributes'] = array('class' => $settings['title_class']);
+    }
+
+    $output = theme('html_tag', $element);
   }
 
   $element = array(