diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
index 1e07d9b20..9839724fe 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ compoundBalanceReportAsHtml ropts cbr =
     totalrows =
       if no_total_ ropts || length subreports == 1 then []
       else
-        multiBalanceRowAsCellBuilders machineFmt ropts colspans Total totalrow
+        multiBalanceRowAsCellBuilders oneLineNoCostFmt ropts colspans Total totalrow
                              -- make a table of rendered lines of the report totals row
         & map (map (fmap wbToText))
         & zipWith (:) (Spr.defaultCell "Net:" : repeat Spr.emptyCell)