diff --git a/R/kable_styling.R b/R/kable_styling.R
index a2cb9f0..8108fbb 100644
--- a/R/kable_styling.R
+++ b/R/kable_styling.R
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
     x <- x[-index_bottomrule]
 
     if (repeat_header_continued == FALSE) {
-      bottom_part <- "\\endfoot\n\\bottomrule\n\\endlastfoot"
+      bottom_part <- "\\endfoot\n*\\bottomrule\n\\endlastfoot"
     } else {
       if (repeat_header_continued == TRUE) {
         bottom_text <- "\\textit{(continued \\ldots)}"
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
         "\\bottomrule\n",
         "\\multicolumn{", table_info$ncol, "}{r@{}}{", bottom_text, "}\\\n",
         "\\endfoot\n",
-        "\\bottomrule\n",
+        "*\\bottomrule\n",
         "\\endlastfoot"
       )
     }