diff --git a/docs/libs/Makefile.am b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
index d2f025fd60..e3e0b512af 100644
--- a/docs/libs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -91,5 +91,6 @@ GTKDOC_LD=$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC)
 # 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 =
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/gtk-doc.mak