diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
index fd193572..c26fd2d0 100644
--- a/doc/.gitignore
+++ b/doc/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Makefile.in
 *.la
 *.o
 api
+dbus.devhelp
 dbus-specification.html
 dbus-test-plan.html
 dbus-tutorial.html
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 497ba807..28b2ddfa 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ doxygen.stamp: $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/dbus/*.[ch])
 	$(AM_V_GEN)cd $(top_builddir) && doxygen Doxyfile
 	@touch $@
 
+if DBUS_HAVE_XSLTPROC
+api_DATA = dbus.devhelp
+
+dbus.devhelp: $(srcdir)/doxygen_to_devhelp.xsl doxygen.stamp
+	$(XSLTPROC) -o $@ $< api/xml/index.xml
+endif
+
 # this assumes CREATE_SUBDIRS isn't set to YES in Doxyfile
 # (which it isn't currently)
 install-data-local:: doxygen.stamp