diff --git a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php
index b7a39c2..b433331 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_jedchecker/libraries/rules/xmlmanifest.php
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class JedcheckerRulesXMLManifest extends JEDcheckerRule
 			// 3) check empty elements
 			foreach ($node as $child)
 			{
-				if ($child->count() === 0 && (string) $child === '')
+				if ($child->count() === 0 && $child->attributes()->count() === 0 && (string) $child === '')
 				{
 					$this->infos[] = JText::sprintf('COM_JEDCHECKER_MANIFEST_EMPTY_CHILD', $child->getName());
 				}