diff --git a/R/kable_styling.R b/R/kable_styling.R
index c957f5a..a4fed07 100644
--- a/R/kable_styling.R
+++ b/R/kable_styling.R
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 }
 
 styling_latex_HOLD_position <- function(x) {
+  usepackage_latex("float")
   sub("\\\\begin\\{table\\}", "\\\\begin\\{table\\}[H]", x)
 }