diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/localtoc.html b/sphinx/themes/basic/localtoc.html
index d761c2378..750f5daa0 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/localtoc.html
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/localtoc.html
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
 #}
 {%- if display_toc %}
-  <h3><a href="{{ pathto(root_doc)|e }}">{{ _('Table of Contents') }}</a></h3>
-  {{ toc }}
+  <div>
+    <h3><a href="{{ pathto(root_doc)|e }}">{{ _('Table of Contents') }}</a></h3>
+    {{ toc }}
+  </div>
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/relations.html b/sphinx/themes/basic/relations.html
index c4391fe4d..db478b719 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/relations.html
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/relations.html
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
 #}
 {%- if prev %}
-  <h4>{{ _('Previous topic') }}</h4>
-  <p class="topless"><a href="{{ prev.link|e }}"
-                        title="{{ _('previous chapter') }}">{{ prev.title }}</a></p>
+  <div>
+    <h4>{{ _('Previous topic') }}</h4>
+    <p class="topless"><a href="{{ prev.link|e }}"
+                          title="{{ _('previous chapter') }}">{{ prev.title }}</a></p>
+  </div>
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if next %}
-  <h4>{{ _('Next topic') }}</h4>
-  <p class="topless"><a href="{{ next.link|e }}"
-                        title="{{ _('next chapter') }}">{{ next.title }}</a></p>
+  <div>
+    <h4>{{ _('Next topic') }}</h4>
+    <p class="topless"><a href="{{ next.link|e }}"
+                          title="{{ _('next chapter') }}">{{ next.title }}</a></p>
+  </div>
 {%- endif %}