diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 82fc15da8..4aeb66d33 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extlinks = {
 }
 
 # Options for HTML output
-html_theme = 'default'
+html_theme = 'classic'
 htmlhelp_basename = 'beetsdoc'
 
 # Options for LaTeX output