diff --git a/doc/devguide/conf.py b/doc/devguide/conf.py
index ef688bf165..8b727a8aa3 100644
--- a/doc/devguide/conf.py
+++ b/doc/devguide/conf.py
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ if not on_rtd:
     except:
         html_theme = 'default'
     def setup(app):
-        app.add_stylesheet('css/suricata.css')
+        if hasattr(app, 'add_css_file'):
+            app.add_css_file('css/suricata.css')
+        else:
+            app.add_stylesheet('css/suricata.css')
 else:
     html_context = {
         'css_files': [
diff --git a/doc/userguide/conf.py b/doc/userguide/conf.py
index 95670fc468..baf4726e62 100644
--- a/doc/userguide/conf.py
+++ b/doc/userguide/conf.py
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ if not on_rtd:
     except:
         html_theme = 'default'
     def setup(app):
-        app.add_stylesheet('css/suricata.css')
+        if hasattr(app, 'add_css_file'):
+            app.add_css_file('css/suricata.css')
+        else:
+            app.add_stylesheet('css/suricata.css')
 else:
     html_context = {
         'css_files': [