diff --git a/doc/src/pair_mesodpd.rst b/doc/src/pair_mesodpd.rst
index 7943684597..093eb707ad 100644
--- a/doc/src/pair_mesodpd.rst
+++ b/doc/src/pair_mesodpd.rst
@@ -250,8 +250,10 @@ from :ref:`(Li2013_POF) <Li2013_POF>`.  The short mDPD run (about 2 minutes
 on a single core) generates a particle trajectory which can
 be visualized as follows.
 
-.. image:: JPG/examples_mdpd.gif
-   :align: center
+.. only:: html
+
+   .. image:: JPG/examples_mdpd.gif
+      :align: center
 
 .. image:: JPG/examples_mdpd_first.jpg
    :align: center