diff --git a/R/kable_styling.R b/R/kable_styling.R
index 4a3850c..76232dd 100644
--- a/R/kable_styling.R
+++ b/R/kable_styling.R
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
     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)}"