diff --git a/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py b/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
--- a/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
+++ b/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
 import docutils.transforms
 import sphinx
 import sphinx.addnodes
-import sphinx.builder
+try:
+    from sphinx import builders
+except ImportError:
+    import sphinx.builder as builders
 import sphinx.directives
 import sphinx.environment
-import sphinx.htmlwriter
+try:
+    import sphinx.writers.html as sphinx_htmlwriter
+except ImportError:
+    import sphinx.htmlwriter as sphinx_htmlwriter
 import sphinx.roles
 from docutils import nodes
 
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@
         directivename = "django-admin-option",
         rolename      = "djadminopt",
         indextemplate = "pair: %s; django-admin command-line option",
-        parse_node    = lambda env, sig, signode: sphinx.directives.parse_option_desc(signode, sig),
+        parse_node    = parse_django_adminopt_node,
     )
     app.add_config_value('django_next_version', '0.0', True)
     app.add_directive('versionadded', parse_version_directive, 1, (1, 1, 1))
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@
             if len(node.children) == 1 and isinstance(node.children[0], self.suppress_blockquote_child_nodes):
                 node.replace_self(node.children[0])
 
-class DjangoHTMLTranslator(sphinx.htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator):
+class DjangoHTMLTranslator(sphinx_htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator):
     """
     Django-specific reST to HTML tweaks.
     """
@@ -125,10 +131,10 @@
     #
     def visit_literal_block(self, node):
         self.no_smarty += 1
-        sphinx.htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator.visit_literal_block(self, node)
-        
+        sphinx_htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator.visit_literal_block(self, node)
+
     def depart_literal_block(self, node):
-        sphinx.htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator.depart_literal_block(self, node) 
+        sphinx_htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator.depart_literal_block(self, node)
         self.no_smarty -= 1
         
     #
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@
     # Give each section a unique ID -- nice for custom CSS hooks
     # This is different on docutils 0.5 vs. 0.4...
 
-    if hasattr(sphinx.htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator, 'start_tag_with_title') and sphinx.__version__ == '0.4.2':
+    if hasattr(sphinx_htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator, 'start_tag_with_title') and sphinx.__version__ == '0.4.2':
         def start_tag_with_title(self, node, tagname, **atts):
             node = {
                 'classes': node.get('classes', []), 
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@
             node['ids'] = ['s-' + i for i in old_ids]
             if sphinx.__version__ != '0.4.2':
                 node['ids'].extend(old_ids)
-            sphinx.htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator.visit_section(self, node)
+            sphinx_htmlwriter.SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator.visit_section(self, node)
             node['ids'] = old_ids
 
 def parse_django_admin_node(env, sig, signode):
@@ -186,6 +192,25 @@
     signode += sphinx.addnodes.desc_name(title, title)
     return sig
 
+def parse_django_adminopt_node(env, sig, signode):
+    """A copy of sphinx.directives.CmdoptionDesc.parse_signature()"""
+    from sphinx import addnodes
+    from sphinx.directives.desc import option_desc_re
+    count = 0
+    firstname = ''
+    for m in option_desc_re.finditer(sig):
+        optname, args = m.groups()
+        if count:
+            signode += addnodes.desc_addname(', ', ', ')
+        signode += addnodes.desc_name(optname, optname)
+        signode += addnodes.desc_addname(args, args)
+        if not count:
+            firstname = optname
+        count += 1
+    if not firstname:
+        raise ValueError
+    return firstname
+
 def monkeypatch_pickle_builder():
     import shutil
     from os import path
@@ -214,12 +239,12 @@
 
         # copy the environment file from the doctree dir to the output dir
         # as needed by the web app
-        shutil.copyfile(path.join(self.doctreedir, sphinx.builder.ENV_PICKLE_FILENAME),
-                        path.join(self.outdir, sphinx.builder.ENV_PICKLE_FILENAME))
+        shutil.copyfile(path.join(self.doctreedir, builders.ENV_PICKLE_FILENAME),
+                        path.join(self.outdir, builders.ENV_PICKLE_FILENAME))
 
         # touch 'last build' file, used by the web application to determine
         # when to reload its environment and clear the cache
-        open(path.join(self.outdir, sphinx.builder.LAST_BUILD_FILENAME), 'w').close()
+        open(path.join(self.outdir, builders.LAST_BUILD_FILENAME), 'w').close()
 
-    sphinx.builder.PickleHTMLBuilder.handle_finish = handle_finish
-    
+    builders.PickleHTMLBuilder.handle_finish = handle_finish
+
diff --git a/docs/_templates/layout.html b/docs/_templates/layout.html
--- a/docs/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/docs/_templates/layout.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "!layout.html" %}
 
-{%- macro secondnav %}
+{%- macro secondnav() %}
   {%- if prev %}
     &laquo; <a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" title="{{ prev.title|e }}">previous</a> 
     {{ reldelim2 }}
