diff --git a/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.in b/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.in
index 24aff890f..749a77697 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.in
@@ -1024,7 +1024,9 @@ EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       =
 # Note that the wildcards are matched against the file with absolute path, so to
 # exclude all test directories use the pattern */test/*
 
-EXCLUDE_SYMBOLS        = pagmo::detail
+EXCLUDE_SYMBOLS        = pagmo::detail \
+                         std::function \
+                         pagmo::detail::std::function
 
 # The EXAMPLE_PATH tag can be used to specify one or more files or directories
 # that contain example code fragments that are included (see the \include