diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php
index 5963b1bc57f..20b2608e3b9 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/pdf.lib.php
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ function pdf_pagefoot(&$pdf, $outputlangs, $paramfreetext, $fromcompany, $marge_
 		$tmpamounttoshow = price2num($fromcompany->capital); // This field is a free string
 		if (is_numeric($tmpamounttoshow) && $tmpamounttoshow > 0) {
 			$line3 .= ($line3 ? " - " : "").$outputlangs->transnoentities("CapitalOf", price($tmpamounttoshow, 0, $outputlangs, 0, 0, 0, $conf->currency));
-		} else {
+		} elseif (!empty($fromcompany->capital)) {
 			$line3 .= ($line3 ? " - " : "").$outputlangs->transnoentities("CapitalOf", $fromcompany->capital, $outputlangs);
 		}
 	}