diff --git a/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py b/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
index f7b3a9bb6..83dbe7248 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class TexinfoTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
         if not name or ref == name:
             self.add_text('@pxref{%s}' % ref)
         else:
-            self.add_text('@pxref{%s,%s}' % (ref, name))
+            self.add_text('@pxref{%s,,%s}' % (ref, name))
         self.referenced_ids.add(ref)
 
     ## Visiting