diff --git a/docs/gst/Makefile.am b/docs/gst/Makefile.am
index d373e9a2c4..a3bf56056d 100644
--- a/docs/gst/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/gst/Makefile.am
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ GTKDOC_EXTRA_ENVIRONMENT= \
 
 # If you need to override some of the declarations, place them in this file
 # and uncomment this line.
-#DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt
-DOC_OVERRIDES =
+DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/gtk-doc.mak
 
diff --git a/docs/libs/Makefile.am b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
index b7a23d6bb0..0f96f96e6e 100644
--- a/docs/libs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ GTKDOC_EXTRA_ENVIRONMENT= \
 
 # If you need to override some of the declarations, place them in this file
 # and uncomment this line.
-#DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt
-DOC_OVERRIDES =
+DOC_OVERRIDES = $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/gtk-doc.mak