diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn
index 45af9c6737..5f4082d6a6 100644
--- a/doc/index.mdwn
+++ b/doc/index.mdwn
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ files with git.
 </tr>
 </table>
 
-<table>
+<table width="100%">
 <tr>
 <td width="50%" valign="top">[[!inline feeds=no template=bare pages=footer/column_a]]</td>
 <td widtd="50%" valign="top">[[!inline feeds=no template=bare pages=footer/column_b]]</td>