diff --git a/R/kable_styling.R b/R/kable_styling.R
index a7546f1..67e0234 100644
--- a/R/kable_styling.R
+++ b/R/kable_styling.R
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
     x[index_bottomrule - 1] <- paste0(x[index_bottomrule - 1], "*")
 
     if (repeat_header_continued == FALSE) {
-      bottom_part <- "\\\n\\endfoot\n\\bottomrule\n\\endlastfoot"
+      bottom_part <- "\n\\endfoot\n\\bottomrule\n\\endlastfoot"
     } else {
       if (repeat_header_continued == TRUE) {
         bottom_text <- "\\textit{(continued \\ldots)}"