diff --git a/src/coverlet.core/Reporters/CoberturaReporter.cs b/src/coverlet.core/Reporters/CoberturaReporter.cs
index 0f9466435..2195afa67 100644
--- a/src/coverlet.core/Reporters/CoberturaReporter.cs
+++ b/src/coverlet.core/Reporters/CoberturaReporter.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public string Report(CoverageResult result)
             coverage.Add(new XAttribute("timestamp", ((int)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalSeconds).ToString()));
 
             XElement sources = new XElement("sources");
+            sources.Add(new XElement("source", string.Empty));
 
             XElement packages = new XElement("packages");
             foreach (var module in result.Modules)