diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index 94f6dc37..28d3157a 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     </p>
   </div>
 
+  {%- if show_sphinx %}
   {% trans %}Built with <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> using a <a href="https://github.com/snide/sphinx_rtd_theme">theme</a> provided by <a href="https://readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>{% endtrans %}.
-  
+  {%- endif %}
 </footer>