diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 1cf877a6e..5a788dddf 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 language = 'c'
 c_autodoc_roots = ['../include/zenoh-pico/api/']
 c_autodoc_compilation_args = [
+    "-DSPHINX_DOCS",
     "-DZ_FEATURE_UNSTABLE_API=1",
     "-DZ_FEATURE_PUBLICATION=1",
     "-DZ_FEATURE_SUBSCRIPTION=1",
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index 6b64b048b..14f298cf4 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_ZENOH_PICO_API_PRIMITIVES_H
 #define INCLUDE_ZENOH_PICO_API_PRIMITIVES_H
 
+#ifndef SPHINX_DOCS
+// For some reason sphinx/clang doesn't handle bool types correctly if stdbool.h is included
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#endif
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "olv_macros.h"