diff --git a/xml2xslt.xsl b/xml2xslt.xsl
index f30dd0b..5637823 100644
--- a/xml2xslt.xsl
+++ b/xml2xslt.xsl
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 							<xsl-out:text>
 \begin{document}
 </xsl-out:text>
-                            <xsl-out:if test="@suppress-latex-title != 'yes'">
+                            <xsl-out:if test="not( @suppress-latex-title ) or ( @suppress-latex-title != 'yes' )">
                                 <xsl-out:text>
 	\maketitle
 </xsl-out:text>