diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StyledString.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StyledString.java
index 540ca0ba9c..057d1d2ee6 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StyledString.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/StyledString.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public String toString() {
 
     public static class Span implements Comparable<Span> {
         private static final MapSplitter ATTRIBUTES_SPLITTER =
-            Splitter.on(';').withKeyValueSeparator(Splitter.on('=').limit(2));
+            Splitter.on(';').omitEmptyStrings().withKeyValueSeparator(Splitter.on('=').limit(2));
 
         private final String tag;
         private final int firstChar;