diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile-xml b/doc/Doxyfile-xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae5be8afa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile-xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This is a doxygen configuration for generating XML output as well as HTML.
+#
+# Inherit everything from our default Doxyfile except GENERATE_XML, which
+# will be reset to YES
+
+@INCLUDE = Doxyfile
+GENERATE_XML           = YES
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 3120280ce0..e08de67fec 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = guide
 
-EXTRA_DIST = version.ent.in differences.txt
+EXTRA_DIST = version.ent.in differences.txt Doxyfile Doxyfile-xml
 
 devel:
 	mkdir -p html