diff --git a/ox-gfm.el b/ox-gfm.el
index 28c41f1..4bbac41 100644
--- a/ox-gfm.el
+++ b/ox-gfm.el
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ holding export options."
          (headlines (and depth (org-export-collect-headlines info depth)))
          (toc-string (or (mapconcat 'org-gfm-format-toc headlines "\n") ""))
          (toc-tail (if headlines "\n\n" "")))
-    (concat toc-string toc-tail contents "\n" (org-html-footnote-section info))))
+    (org-trim (concat toc-string toc-tail contents "\n" (org-html-footnote-section info)))))