diff --git a/_static/latex/odoo.sty b/_static/latex/odoo.sty
index 4f378c346..42431a5a6 100644
--- a/_static/latex/odoo.sty
+++ b/_static/latex/odoo.sty
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 
 % For sphinx 1.8.3+, the command is \sphinxmaketitle and the
 % layout is slightly different on the titlepage
+\providecommand\sphinxmaketitle{}
 \renewcommand{\sphinxmaketitle}{%
   \noindent\rule{\textwidth}{1pt}\par
   \begin{flushright}