diff --git a/htdocs/core/modules/hrm/doc/pdf_standard_evaluation.modules.php b/htdocs/core/modules/hrm/doc/pdf_standard_evaluation.modules.php
index 7266d33ab0f..76402eb1e74 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/modules/hrm/doc/pdf_standard_evaluation.modules.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/modules/hrm/doc/pdf_standard_evaluation.modules.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 2015       Laurent Destailleur     <eldy@users.sourceforge.net>
  * Copyright (C) 2015       Alexandre Spangaro      <aspangaro@open-dsi.fr>
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2023  Philippe Grand          <philippe.grand@atoo-net.com>
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2025  Frédéric France         <frederic.france@free.fr>
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2026  Frédéric France         <frederic.france@free.fr>
  * Copyright (C) 2018       Francis Appels          <francis.appels@z-application.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2019       Markus Welters          <markus@welters.de>
  * Copyright (C) 2019       Rafael Ingenleuf        <ingenleuf@welters.de>
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class pdf_standard_evaluation extends ModelePDFEvaluation
 					$pdf->MultiCell(190, 4, $outputlangs->transnoentities("Notes") . ":", 0, 'L', false, 0, 12, $tab_top);
 					$tab_top += 4;
 					$pdf->SetFont('', '', $default_font_size - 1);
-					$pdf->writeHTMLCell(190, 3, $this->posxnotes + 1, $tab_top + 1, dol_htmlentitiesbr($object->note_public), 0, 1);
+					$pdf->writeHTMLCell(190, 3, $this->posxnotes + 1, $tab_top + 1, dol_htmlentitiesbr((string) $object->note_public), 0, 1);
 					$nexY = $pdf->GetY();
 					$height_note = $nexY - $tab_top;