diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/scopedptr.tex b/docs/latex/wx/scopedptr.tex
index ede1e09c17..1da69e6dfe 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/scopedptr.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/scopedptr.tex
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ No base class
 
 \wxheading{Data structures}
 
-{\small \begin{verbatim}
-typedef T element\_type
-\end{verbatim}}
+{\small% 
+\begin{verbatim}
+typedef T element_type
+\end{verbatim}
+}%
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/sharedptr.tex b/docs/latex/wx/sharedptr.tex
index 2a4c4cb7f6..31f4ae9a5c 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/sharedptr.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/sharedptr.tex
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ No base class
 
 \wxheading{Data structures}
 
-{\small \begin{verbatim}
-typedef T element\_type
-\end{verbatim}}
+{\small% 
+\begin{verbatim}
+typedef T element_type
+\end{verbatim}
+}%
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}