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diff --git a/lisp/org-footnote.el b/lisp/org-footnote.el
index a0d6a56..9e1c407 100644
--- a/lisp/org-footnote.el
+++ b/lisp/org-footnote.el
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ Additional note on `org-footnote-insert-pos-for-preprocessor':
 	    ref-table)
       ;; 5. Insert the footnotes again in the buffer, at the
       ;;    appropriate spot.
+
+      ;; cursor is positioned at the insertion point
       (goto-char ins-point)
       (cond
        ;; No footnote: exit.
@@ -814,8 +816,17 @@ Additional note on `org-footnote-insert-pos-for-preprocessor':
        ((not sort-only)
 	(mapc
 	 (lambda (x)
-	   (goto-char (nth 4 x))
-	   (org-footnote-goto-local-insertion-point)
+
+	   ;; cursor is moved again. Don't do it - ODT exporter is
+	   ;; unhappy because definitions *follow* the reference. What
+	   ;; needs to happen is that definition *must* precede the
+	   ;; first reference.
+
+	   ;; DON' MOVE THE CURSOR
+	   ;; (goto-char (nth 4 x))
+	   ;; (org-footnote-goto-local-insertion-point)
+	   ;; DON'T MOVE THE CURSOR
+
 	   (insert (format "\n[%s] %s\n" (nth 1 x) (nth 2 x))))
 	 ref-table))
        ;; Else, insert each definition at the end of the section