diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 82483b3e1..76e9b46c2 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -1129,12 +1129,14 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
             self.body.extend(self.tableheaders)
             self.body.append('\\endfirsthead\n\n')
             self.body.append('\\multicolumn{%s}{c}%%\n' % self.table.colcount)
-            self.body.append(r'{{\tablecontinued{\tablename\ \thetable{} -- %s}}} \\'
+            self.body.append(r'{\makebox[0pt]{\tablecontinued{\tablename\ '
+                             r'\thetable{} -- %s}}}\\'
                              % _('continued from previous page'))
             self.body.append('\n\\hline\n')
             self.body.extend(self.tableheaders)
             self.body.append('\\endhead\n\n')
-            self.body.append(r'\hline \multicolumn{%s}{|r|}{{\tablecontinued{%s}}} \\ \hline'
+            self.body.append(r'\hline \multicolumn{%s}{r}{\makebox[0pt][r]'
+                             r'{\tablecontinued{%s}}}\\'
                              % (self.table.colcount,
                                 _('Continued on next page')))
             self.body.append('\n\\endfoot\n\n')