diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/footer.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/footer.php
index 9fa6225ddd..da9a70a89b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/footer.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/footer.php
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 				/* A sidebar in the footer? Yep. You can can customize
 				 * your footer with three columns of widgets.
 				 */
-				get_sidebar( 'footer' );
+				if ( ! is_404() )
+					get_sidebar( 'footer' );
 			?>
 
 			<div id="site-generator">