diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py
index 9eb7b485d0..9096270153 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/styles.py
@@ -456,18 +456,19 @@ class Styles(object):
 
             h1.notes-header { page-break-before: always }
 
-            dl.notes dt { font-size: large }
+            dl.footnote dt { font-size: large }
 
-            dl.notes dt a { text-decoration: none }
+            dl.footnote dt a { text-decoration: none }
 
             '''
 
         if not notes_nopb:
-            s = s + 'dl.notes dd { page-break-after: always }'
+            s += '''\
+            dl.footnote { page-break-after: always }
+            dl.footnote:last-of-type { page-break-after: avoid }
+            '''
 
         s = s + '''\
-            dl.notes dd:last-of-type { page-break-after: avoid }
-
             span.tab { white-space: pre }
 
             p.index-entry { text-indent: 0pt; }
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/to_html.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/to_html.py
index f8c685a2e1..b5c1175901 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/to_html.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/to_html.py
@@ -133,15 +133,14 @@ class Convert(object):
         notes_header = None
         orig_rid_map = self.images.rid_map
         if self.footnotes.has_notes:
-            dl = DL()
-            dl.set('class', 'notes')
             self.body.append(H1(self.notes_text))
             notes_header = self.body[-1]
             notes_header.set('class', 'notes-header')
-            self.body.append(dl)
             for anchor, text, note in self.footnotes:
-                dl.append(DT('[', A('←' + text, href='#back_%s' % anchor, title=text), id=anchor))
-                dl[-1].set('class', 'calibre-docx-footnote-target')
+                dl = DL(id=anchor)
+                dl.set('class', 'footnote')
+                self.body.append(dl)
+                dl.append(DT('[', A('←' + text, href='#back_%s' % anchor, title=text)))
                 dl[-1][0].tail = ']'
                 dl.append(DD())
                 paras = []
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ class Convert(object):
                 anchor, name = self.footnotes.get_ref(child)
                 if anchor and name:
                     l = A(SUP(name, id='back_%s' % anchor), href='#' + anchor, title=name)
-                    l.set('class', 'noteref calibre-docx-footnote-link')
+                    l.set('class', 'noteref')
                     text.add_elem(l)
                     ans.append(text.elem)
             elif self.namespace.is_tag(child, 'w:tab'):