diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 2d08d4cfdd..71e3508551 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         self.body.append('\\\\\n')
         if any(self.remember_multirow.values()):
             linestart = 1
+            col = self.table.colcount
             for col in range(1, self.table.col + 1):
                 if self.remember_multirow.get(col):
                     if linestart != col:
diff --git a/tests/root/markup.txt b/tests/root/markup.txt
index de1bcaecb2..9e8c6bc863 100644
--- a/tests/root/markup.txt
+++ b/tests/root/markup.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Tables
    | 2  | Empty cells:   |    |
    +----+----------------+----+
 
-Table with multirow and multicol:
+Tables with multirow and multicol:
 
 .. only:: latex
 
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ Table with multirow and multicol:
    | x  | multi-column cell   | x  |
    +----+---------------------+----+
 
+   +----+
+   | 1  |
+   +    +
+   |    |
+   +----+
+
 
 Figures
 -------