diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c5c78fc..14be48c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ if find_program('xgettext', required : get_option('nls')).found()
   cdata.set('ENABLE_NLS', 1)
   subdir('po')
 endif
+
+enable_doc = get_option('doc')
+if enable_doc.enabled()
 subdir('docs')
+endif
 subdir('scripts')
 
 # Set release date