diff --git a/gdb/doc/refcard.tex b/gdb/doc/refcard.tex
index 8a402620bcc..8c0ae2f6951 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/refcard.tex
+++ b/gdb/doc/refcard.tex
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@
 \vmargin=.25in      % vertical margin width
 \secskip=1pc        % space between refcard secs
 \lskip=2pt          % extra skip between \sec entries
-\ifx\pdfoutput\undefined\else   % check if we are using pdfTeX
+\ifx\pdfoutput\undefined
+  \special{papersize=\the\totalwidth,\the\totalheight}% for dvi output
+\else               % pdfTeX
   \pdfpagewidth=\totalwidth     % width of paper in pdf output
   \pdfpageheight=\totalheight   % height of paper in pdf output
 \fi