diff --git a/documentation/make_pdf.in b/documentation/make_pdf.in
index c0e5fad8a..44dd69eda 100755
--- a/documentation/make_pdf.in
+++ b/documentation/make_pdf.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ run_pdflatex() {
 	  && [ $latex_count -gt 0 ]
     do
       echo "Rerunning pdflatex ..."
-      pdflatex --interaction=nonstopmode refman.tex
+      run_pdflatex
       latex_count=`expr $latex_count - 1`
     done
   cd ..) > pdfall.log 2>&1
diff --git a/fluid/documentation/make_pdf.in b/fluid/documentation/make_pdf.in
index 05322111d..ef275ea5e 100755
--- a/fluid/documentation/make_pdf.in
+++ b/fluid/documentation/make_pdf.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ run_pdflatex() {
 	  && [ $latex_count -gt 0 ]
     do
       echo "Rerunning pdflatex ..."
-      pdflatex --interaction=nonstopmode refman.tex
+      run_pdflatex
       latex_count=`expr $latex_count - 1`
     done
   cd ..) > pdfall.log 2>&1