diff --git a/gtk-doc.make b/gtk-doc.make
index 9ccd0b0..45a3350 100644
--- a/gtk-doc.make
+++ b/gtk-doc.make
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 GTK_DOC_V_XML_=$(GTK_DOC_V_XML_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
 GTK_DOC_V_XML_0=@echo "  DOC   Building XML";
 
-sgml-build.stamp: setup-build.stamp $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt $(expand_content_files)
+sgml-build.stamp: setup-build.stamp $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt $(expand_content_files) xml/gtkdocentities.ent
 	$(GTK_DOC_V_XML)_source_dir='' ; \
 	for i in $(DOC_SOURCE_DIR) ; do \
 	    _source_dir="$${_source_dir} --source-dir=$$i" ; \
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@
 sgml.stamp: sgml-build.stamp
 	@true
 
+xml/gtkdocentities.ent: Makefile
+	$(GTK_DOC_V_XML)$(MKDIR_P) $(@D) && ( \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package \"$(PACKAGE)\">"; \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package_bugreport \"$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)\">"; \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package_name \"$(PACKAGE_NAME)\">"; \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package_string \"$(PACKAGE_STRING)\">"; \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package_tarname \"$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)\">"; \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package_url \"$(PACKAGE_URL)\">"; \
+		echo "<!ENTITY package_version \"$(PACKAGE_VERSION)\">"; \
+	) > $@
+
 #### html ####
 
 GTK_DOC_V_HTML=$(GTK_DOC_V_HTML_$(V))