diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/cdomain.py b/Documentation/sphinx/cdomain.py
index cf13ff3a656c..cbac8e608dc4 100644
--- a/Documentation/sphinx/cdomain.py
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/cdomain.py
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ major, minor, patch = sphinx.version_info[:3]
 
 def setup(app):
 
-    app.override_domain(CDomain)
+    if (major == 1 and minor < 8):
+        app.override_domain(CDomain)
+    else:
+        app.add_domain(CDomain, override=True)
 
     return dict(
         version = __version__,