diff --git a/docs/sphinx_rtd_theme_chm_friendly/layout.html b/docs/sphinx_rtd_theme_chm_friendly/layout.html
index ca16d1662..9ae683eff 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx_rtd_theme_chm_friendly/layout.html
+++ b/docs/sphinx_rtd_theme_chm_friendly/layout.html
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html class="{{ sphinx_writer }}" lang="{{ lang_attr }}" >
 <head>
+  {% if 'htmlhelp' not in builder %}
   <meta charset="utf-8" />
+  {% endif %}
   {{ metatags }}
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
   {% block htmltitle %}
@@ -218,11 +220,14 @@
   </div>
   {% include "versions.html" %}
 
+  {# Do not insert script tag for htmlhelp #}
+  {% if 'htmlhelp' not in builder %}
   <script type="text/javascript">
       jQuery(function () {
           SphinxRtdTheme.Navigation.enable({{ 'true' if theme_sticky_navigation|tobool else 'false' }});
       });
   </script>
+  {% endif %}
 
   {# Do not conflict with RTD insertion of analytics script #}
   {% if not READTHEDOCS %}
