diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index 0128d998a339..3ff8be2abb1f 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ $if(verbatim-in-note)$
 $endif$
 $if(tables)$
 \usepackage{longtable,booktabs}
+% Fix footnotes in tables (requires footnote package)
+\IfFileExists{footnote.sty}{\usepackage{footnote}\makesavenoteenv{long table}}{}
 $endif$
 $if(graphics)$
 \usepackage{graphicx,grffile}