diff --git a/r/_pkgdown.yml b/r/_pkgdown.yml
index 39700914db4..f09faff4010 100644
--- a/r/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/r/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -365,4 +365,6 @@ footer:
left: older_versions
right: built_with
components:
- older_versions: "[Older versions of these docs](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/versions.html)"
+ older_versions: |
+ [Older versions of these docs](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/versions.html)
+
Apache Arrow, Arrow, Apache, the Apache logo, and the Apache Arrow project logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation in the United States and other countries.