diff --git a/docs/howto/auth-remote-user.txt b/docs/howto/auth-remote-user.txt
index b7987e14a75..f0e83c0ba5e 100644
--- a/docs/howto/auth-remote-user.txt
+++ b/docs/howto/auth-remote-user.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Authentication using ``REMOTE_USER``
 ====================================
 
+.. currentmodule:: django.contrib.backends
+
 This document describes how to make use of external authentication sources
 (where the Web server sets the ``REMOTE_USER`` environment variable) in your
 Django applications.  This type of authentication solution is typically seen on
diff --git a/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt b/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
index 8902f6506cd..fb6e3f86462 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Managing database transactions
 ==============================
 
+.. currentmodule:: django.db
+
 Django gives you a few ways to control how database transactions are managed,
 if you're using a database that supports transactions.