diff --git a/lib/doc/ja/EmbeddedObjects.lyx b/lib/doc/ja/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
index 27e215c81d..bd6175fd21 100644
--- a/lib/doc/ja/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/ja/EmbeddedObjects.lyx
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@
  {% \usepackage{sidecap} % This breaks title fonts with pLaTeX
   \setboolean{sidecap}{true}}
  {\setboolean{sidecap}{false}}
+% set sidecap to false in all cases for Japanese manual.
+% It breaks compliation and gives the following error:
+% ! LaTeX Error: Environment SCfigure undefined.
+\setboolean{sidecap}{false}
 
 % check for picinpar
 % used for surrounded fixed objects