diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-common.xsl b/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-common.xsl
index e148c90..5936d9a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-common.xsl
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-common.xsl
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
   <xsl:call-template name="inline.charseq"/>
 </xsl:template>
 
+<xsl:template match="returnvalue">
+  &#x2192;
+  <xsl:call-template name="inline.monoseq"/>
+</xsl:template>
+
 <xsl:template match="structfield">
   <xsl:call-template name="inline.monoseq"/>
 </xsl:template>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl b/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl
index ea75408..a3b6463 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/stylesheet-fo.xsl
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
   </fo:inline>
 </xsl:template>
 
+<!-- overrides stylesheet-common.xsl -->
+<xsl:template match="returnvalue">
+  <fo:inline font-family="{$symbol.font.family}">&#x2192; </fo:inline>
+  <xsl:call-template name="inline.monoseq"/>
+</xsl:template>
+
 <!-- bug fix from <https://sourceforge.net/p/docbook/bugs/1360/#831b> -->
 
 <xsl:template match="varlistentry/term" mode="xref-to">