diff --git a/changelog/930.md b/changelog/930.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9af7c2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/930.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix incorrect compilation of expressions when escape_html=true [#930](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/pull/930)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php b/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php
index 99a03901..486512d4 100644
--- a/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Compile/PrintExpressionCompiler.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class PrintExpressionCompiler extends Base {
 				}
 
 				if ($compiler->getTemplate()->getSmarty()->escape_html) {
-					$output = "htmlspecialchars((string) {$output}, ENT_QUOTES, '" . addslashes(\Smarty\Smarty::$_CHARSET) . "')";
+					$output = "htmlspecialchars((string) ({$output}), ENT_QUOTES, '" . addslashes(\Smarty\Smarty::$_CHARSET) . "')";
 				}
 
 			}