diff --git a/Doc/api.tex b/Doc/api.tex
index e915c0c20b7..ac6aba643e5 100644
--- a/Doc/api.tex
+++ b/Doc/api.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 \title{Python/C API Reference Manual}
diff --git a/Doc/api/api.tex b/Doc/api/api.tex
index e915c0c20b7..ac6aba643e5 100644
--- a/Doc/api/api.tex
+++ b/Doc/api/api.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 \title{Python/C API Reference Manual}
diff --git a/Doc/ext.tex b/Doc/ext.tex
index f658f72583b..c766231153a 100644
--- a/Doc/ext.tex
+++ b/Doc/ext.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 % XXX PM Modulator
diff --git a/Doc/ext/ext.tex b/Doc/ext/ext.tex
index f658f72583b..c766231153a 100644
--- a/Doc/ext/ext.tex
+++ b/Doc/ext/ext.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 % XXX PM Modulator
diff --git a/Doc/lib.tex b/Doc/lib.tex
index 7871207b73f..eb1571eda32 100644
--- a/Doc/lib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 % NOTE: this file controls which chapters/sections of the library
diff --git a/Doc/lib/lib.tex b/Doc/lib/lib.tex
index 7871207b73f..eb1571eda32 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/lib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/lib.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 % NOTE: this file controls which chapters/sections of the library
diff --git a/Doc/tut.tex b/Doc/tut.tex
index 4abd47051bb..a687454ffba 100644
--- a/Doc/tut.tex
+++ b/Doc/tut.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 % Things to do:
diff --git a/Doc/tut/tut.tex b/Doc/tut/tut.tex
index 4abd47051bb..a687454ffba 100644
--- a/Doc/tut/tut.tex
+++ b/Doc/tut/tut.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[twoside]{report}
+\documentclass[twoside,openright]{report}
 \usepackage{myformat}
 
 % Things to do: