diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-footer.php b/wp-includes/wp-footer.php
index 35c6bdc6fd..01d647e50a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-footer.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-footer.php
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
 
-</div>
-
 <p class="credit"><!--<?php echo $wpdb->num_queries; ?> queries. <?php timer_stop(1); ?> seconds. --> <cite><?php echo sprintf(__("Powered by <a href='http://wordpress.org' title='%s'><strong>WordPress</strong></a>"), __("Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.")); ?></cite></p>
 
+</div>
+
 <?php do_action('wp_footer', ''); ?>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file