diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 5e6fd2b3c..f2048c5e3 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ SCANGOBJ_OPTIONS=
 
 # Extra options to supply to gtkdoc-scan.
 # e.g. SCAN_OPTIONS=--deprecated-guards="GTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
-SCAN_OPTIONS=--rebuild-types --deprecated-guards="HB_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
+SCAN_OPTIONS=--rebuild-types --deprecated-guards="HB_DISABLE_DEPRECATED" \
+	--ignore-decorators="HB_EXTERN"
 
 # Header files or dirs to ignore when scanning. Use base file/dir names
 # e.g. IGNORE_HFILES=gtkdebug.h gtkintl.h private_code