diff --git a/src/latexgen.cpp b/src/latexgen.cpp

index d4d8fae..de2ed22 100644

--- a/src/latexgen.cpp

+++ b/src/latexgen.cpp

@@ -535,14 +535,18 @@ static void writeDefaultFooter(FTextStream &t)

   Doxygen::citeDict->writeLatexBibliography(t);

   // Index

+  t << "% Index\n";

   QCString unit;

   if (Config_getBool("COMPACT_LATEX"))

+  {

     unit = "section";

+  }

   else

+  {

     unit = "chapter";

-  t << "% Index\n"

-       "\\backmatter\n"

-       "\\newpage\n"

+    t << "\\backmatter\n";

+  }

+  t << "\\newpage\n"

        "\\phantomsection\n"

        "\\clearemptydoublepage\n"

        "\\addcontentsline{toc}{" << unit << "}{" << theTranslator->trRTFGeneralIndex() << "}\n"