diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/TextTableElement.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/TextTableElement.php
index f08a521a97643e9c0cd96c2be5c8142dddf8bd6d..f534ec18e8446620f4b9c1e30909af1bf14fcdfc 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/TextTableElement.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/TextTableElement.php
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ class TextTableElement extends AbstractFormElement
         $html[] =   '<div class="form-control-wrap" style="max-width: ' . $width . 'px">';
         $html[] =       '<div class="form-wizards-wrap">';
         $html[] =           '<div class="form-wizards-element">';
-        $html[] =               '<textarea ' . GeneralUtility::implodeAttributes($attributes, true) . '>';
-        $html[] =                   htmlspecialchars($itemValue);
-        $html[] =               '</textarea>';
+        $html[] =               '<textarea ' . GeneralUtility::implodeAttributes($attributes, true) . '>' . htmlspecialchars($itemValue) . '</textarea>';
         $html[] =           '</div>';
         $html[] =           '<div class="form-wizards-items-aside">';
         $html[] =               '<div class="btn-group">';