diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 117e11d..4b41e6b 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(XML) calibration_funcref.txt command_funcref.txt dio_funcref.txt
 	deprecated_funcref.txt error_funcref.txt extensions_funcref.txt \
 	funcref mkref drivers.txt mkdr FAQ \
 	acq-seq.gif doc_html man comedilib_html_config.xsl \
+	comedilib_dblatex_config.xsl \
 	comedilib.css
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = calibration_funcref.xml command_funcref.xml dio_funcref.xml \
@@ -38,12 +39,12 @@ dist_pdf_DATA =
 endif
 
 if BUILD_PDF_USING_DBLATEX
-XMLTO_PDF_WITH = --with-dblatex
+XMLTO_PDF_OPTS = --with-dblatex -p "-p $(abs_srcdir)/comedilib_dblatex_config.xsl"
 else
 if BUILD_PDF_USING_FOP
-XMLTO_PDF_WITH = --with-fop
+XMLTO_PDF_OPTS = --with-fop
 else
-XMLTO_PDF_WITH =
+XMLTO_PDF_OPTS =
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ install_man:
 uninstall_man:
 	for each in `find $(srcdir)/man/ -name '*.3'`; do $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man3/`basename $$each` ; done
 
-$(srcdir)/pdf/comedilib.pdf: $(XML)
-	$(XMLTO) -o $(srcdir)/pdf --skip-validation $(XMLTO_PDF_WITH) pdf $(srcdir)/comedilib.xml
+$(srcdir)/pdf/comedilib.pdf: $(XML) comedilib_dblatex_config.xsl
+	$(XMLTO) -o $(srcdir)/pdf --skip-validation $(XMLTO_PDF_OPTS) pdf $(srcdir)/comedilib.xml
 
 funcref.xml: funcref mkref
 	$(srcdir)/mkref $(srcdir)/funcref >$(srcdir)/funcref.xml
diff --git a/doc/comedilib_dblatex_config.xsl b/doc/comedilib_dblatex_config.xsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33ec45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/comedilib_dblatex_config.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
+	xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format"
+	version="1.0">
+	<xsl:param name="funcsynopsis.decoration" select="1"/>
+	<xsl:param name="funcsynopsis.style">ansi</xsl:param>
+</xsl:stylesheet>