diff --git a/R/footnote.R b/R/footnote.R
index 01f0c57..59478c3 100644
--- a/R/footnote.R
+++ b/R/footnote.R
@@ -339,11 +339,11 @@
   }
   if (!ft_chunk) {
     footnote_text <- paste0(
-      '\\\\multicolumn{', ncol, '}{l}{', footnote_text, '}\\\\\\\\'
+      '\\\\multicolumn{', ncol, '}{l}{\\\\rule{0pt}{1em}', footnote_text, '}\\\\\\\\'
     )
   } else {
     footnote_text <- paste0(
-      '\\\\multicolumn{', ncol, '}{l}{',
+      '\\\\multicolumn{', ncol, '}{l}{\\\\rule{0pt}{1em}',
       paste0(footnote_text, collapse = " "),
       '}\\\\\\\\'
     )