diff --git a/cdist/sphinxext/manpage.py b/cdist/sphinxext/manpage.py
index a436421d..135fe22e 100644
--- a/cdist/sphinxext/manpage.py
+++ b/cdist/sphinxext/manpage.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class ManualPageWriter(sphinx.writers.manpage.ManualPageWriter):
 
     def __init__(self, builder):
         super().__init__(builder)
+        self.translator_class = (
+            self.builder.translator_class or ManualPageTranslator)
 
 
 class ManualPageBuilder(sphinx.builders.manpage.ManualPageBuilder):