diff --git a/Documentation/conf.py b/Documentation/conf.py
index a5c45df0bd8397..2957e7e535d766 100644
--- a/Documentation/conf.py
+++ b/Documentation/conf.py
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ def have_command(cmd):
 if load_imgmath:
     extensions.append("sphinx.ext.imgmath")
     math_renderer = 'imgmath'
+    # workaround Sphinx issue #10944
+    if (major, minor) >= (5, 3):
+        imgmath_embed = True
 else:
     math_renderer = 'mathjax'