diff --git a/src/Mimi.jl b/src/Mimi.jl
index ac16d5e19..8a7a8f5b7 100644
--- a/src/Mimi.jl
+++ b/src/Mimi.jl
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module Mimi
 
 if VERSION < v"0.4.0-dev"
     using Docile
+    @docstrings
 end
-@docstrings
 
 include("metainfo.jl")
 using DataStructures