diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 56f0061d9..472107db3 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
     def render(self, template_name, variables):
         # type: (unicode, Dict) -> unicode
         for template_dir in self.builder.config.templates_path:
-            template = path.join(self.builder.srcdir, template_dir,
+            template = path.join(self.builder.confdir, template_dir,
                                  template_name)
             if path.exists(template):
                 return LaTeXRenderer().render(template, variables)