diff --git a/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php b/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php
index 99a03901f..486512d4f 100644
--- a/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function compile($args, \Smarty\Compiler\Template $compiler, $parameter =
 				}
 
 				if ($compiler->getTemplate()->getSmarty()->escape_html) {
-					$output = "htmlspecialchars((string) {$output}, ENT_QUOTES, '" . addslashes(\Smarty\Smarty::$_CHARSET) . "')";
+					$output = "htmlspecialchars((string) ({$output}), ENT_QUOTES, '" . addslashes(\Smarty\Smarty::$_CHARSET) . "')";
 				}
 
 			}