diff --git a/xml2xslt.xsl b/xml2xslt.xsl
index 9d0899a..f67cacd 100644
--- a/xml2xslt.xsl
+++ b/xml2xslt.xsl
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 				-->
 				<xsl-out:template name="setup-document-class">
 					<xsl-out:text>
-\newcommand{\DocumentClass}{</xsl-out:text>
+\def\DocumentClass{</xsl-out:text>
                     <xsl-out:value-of select="@latex-document-class" />
                     <xsl-out:if test="not( @latex-document-class )">
                         <xsl-out:text>article</xsl-out:text>