diff --git a/scribble-lib/scriblib/footnote.css b/scribble-lib/scriblib/footnote.css
index 5d9ebcdf..d406942e 100644
--- a/scribble-lib/scriblib/footnote.css
+++ b/scribble-lib/scriblib/footnote.css
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   position: relative;
   float: right;
   left: 2em;
-  height: 0em;
+  height: auto;
+  clear: right;
   width: 13em;
   margin: 0em -13em 0em 0em;
 }