diff --git a/src/Report/Html/Renderer/File.php b/src/Report/Html/Renderer/File.php
index 429730192..dd4e82823 100644
--- a/src/Report/Html/Renderer/File.php
+++ b/src/Report/Html/Renderer/File.php
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ private function renderPathLines(array $path, array $branches, array $codeLines,
         $lines = '';
 
         foreach ($path['path'] as $branchId) {
+            $lines .= '<tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>' . "\n";
             $branchLines = range($branches[$branchId]['line_start'], $branches[$branchId]['line_end']);
             sort($branchLines); // sometimes end_line < start_line