diff --git a/lib/tablelib.php b/lib/tablelib.php
index 99d72a0d41a..ff5474a677e 100644
--- a/lib/tablelib.php
+++ b/lib/tablelib.php
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ class flexible_table {
         echo '<tr class="' . implode(' ', $rowclasses) . '">';
 
         // If we have a separator, print it
-        if ($row === NULL && $colcount) {
+        if ($row === NULL) {
             $colcount = count($this->columns);
             echo '<td colspan="'.$colcount.'"><div class="tabledivider"></div></td>';
         } else {