diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py index 52289997d..ae28624db 100644 --- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py +++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py @@ -683,8 +683,9 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(SphinxTranslator): minsecnumdepth contentsname = self.settings.contentsname - self.elements['contentsname'] = self.babel_renewcommand('\\contentsname', - contentsname) + if contentsname: + self.elements['contentsname'] = self.babel_renewcommand('\\contentsname', + contentsname) if self.elements['maxlistdepth']: self.elements['sphinxpkgoptions'] += (',maxlistdepth=%s' %