diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/modal/_modal.scss b/packages/components/src/components/modal/_modal.scss
index 1dea60cc412a..d3e00cb7eabf 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/modal/_modal.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/modal/_modal.scss
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
 
   .#{$prefix}--modal-footer {
     display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
     margin-top: auto;
     height: 4rem;
     background-color: $modal-footer-background-color;
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@
 
     button.#{$prefix}--btn {
       max-width: none;
-      flex: 1;
+      flex: 0 1 50%;
       height: 4rem;
       margin: 0;
       padding-top: $spacing-05;