diff --git a/bitbake/doc/conf.py b/bitbake/doc/conf.py
index 1cac186d4b..77ea2e8215 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/conf.py
+++ b/bitbake/doc/conf.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ rst_prolog = """
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,