diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml b/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml
index 2ff82b4bc3a..51ac3563c2e 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_portal_templates.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
                     </td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr t-foreach="range(max(5-len(invoice.invoice_line_ids),0))" t-as="l">
-                    <td>&amp;nbsp;</td>
+                    <td t-translation="off">&amp;nbsp;</td>
                     <td class="hidden"></td>
                     <td></td>
                     <td></td>
diff --git a/addons/account/views/report_invoice.xml b/addons/account/views/report_invoice.xml
index d91a8a3176c..3bea0ed11f0 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/report_invoice.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/report_invoice.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                                 </td>
                             </tr>
                             <tr t-foreach="range(max(5-len(o.invoice_line_ids),0))" t-as="l">
-                                <td>&amp;nbsp;</td>
+                                <td t-translation="off">&amp;nbsp;</td>
                                 <td class="hidden"></td>
                                 <td></td>
                                 <td></td>