diff --git a/GhidraBuild/IDAPro/Python/6xx/plugins/xmlexp.py b/GhidraBuild/IDAPro/Python/6xx/plugins/xmlexp.py
index 727fcd70d7..5f0a831bca 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/IDAPro/Python/6xx/plugins/xmlexp.py
+++ b/GhidraBuild/IDAPro/Python/6xx/plugins/xmlexp.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class XmlExporter:
         elif ch == '\'' : return "'"
         elif ch == '"' :  return """
         elif ch == '\x7F': return ''
-        elif ord(ch) > 0x7F: return '&#x' + format((ord(ch),"x")) + ";"
+        elif ord(ch) > 0x7F: return '&#x' + format(ord(ch),"x") + ";"
         return ch