diff --git a/lib/doc/EmbeddedObjects.lyx b/lib/doc/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
index aeafe50689..64dcd5a83c 100644
--- a/lib/doc/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ varwidth
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command default
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/Math.lyx b/lib/doc/Math.lyx
index 86a4ad7bf2..d82ec8f172 100644
--- a/lib/doc/Math.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/Math.lyx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ subequations
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command default
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
index 6821a06dd4..591b0d9c0b 100644
--- a/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/UserGuide.lyx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ logicalmkup
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command bibtex
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/de/Additional.lyx b/lib/doc/de/Additional.lyx
index 4b4c7bc951..0367c572f0 100644
--- a/lib/doc/de/Additional.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/de/Additional.lyx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ shapepar
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command default
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/de/Math.lyx b/lib/doc/de/Math.lyx
index 14ca72e678..0d9633685d 100644
--- a/lib/doc/de/Math.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/de/Math.lyx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ subequations
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command default
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/es/EmbeddedObjects.lyx b/lib/doc/es/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
index 29813c8309..7b753ae5e8 100644
--- a/lib/doc/es/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/es/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ varwidth
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command default
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/es/UserGuide.lyx b/lib/doc/es/UserGuide.lyx
index 8a4d9bc3c0..76a2505405 100644
--- a/lib/doc/es/UserGuide.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/es/UserGuide.lyx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ enumitem
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command bibtex
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/lib/doc/fr/UserGuide.lyx b/lib/doc/fr/UserGuide.lyx
index 7fd4ba2f58..0f03499e9f 100644
--- a/lib/doc/fr/UserGuide.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/fr/UserGuide.lyx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ logicalmkup
 \default_output_format pdf2
 \output_sync 0
 \bibtex_command bibtex
-\index_command default
+\index_command makeindex
 \paperfontsize 12
 \spacing single
 \use_hyperref true
diff --git a/status.23x b/status.23x
index 048707e664..a2d4b00f6e 100644
--- a/status.23x
+++ b/status.23x
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ What's new
 - Updated localizations include Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, German, Hebrew, 
   Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Slovak, Swedish, and Ukrainian.
 
+- Fixed index processor in some manuals (bug 11708).
+
 
 * BUILD/INSTALLATION