diff --git a/R/util.R b/R/util.R
index 2d91900..fb83abe 100644
--- a/R/util.R
+++ b/R/util.R
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 }
 
 latex_row_cells <- function(x) {
-  out <- unlist(strsplit(x, " \\& "))
+  out <- strsplit(x, " \\& ")
   if (substr(x, nchar(x) - 2, nchar(x)) == " & ") {
     out <- c(out, "")
   }