diff --git a/docs/api/Makefile.am b/docs/api/Makefile.am
index 1f388b99ec..2baf40562f 100644
--- a/docs/api/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/api/Makefile.am
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ content_files = \
 	$(top_builddir)/man/nmcli-examples.xml \
 	$(top_builddir)/man/nm-settings.xml \
 	$(top_builddir)/man/nm-settings-keyfile.xml \
-	$(top_builddir)/man/nm-openvswitch.xml \
 	version.xml \
 	../../COPYING \
 	$(NULL)
 
+
+if WITH_OPENVSWITCH
+content_files += $(top_builddir)/man/nm-openvswitch.xml
+endif
+
 if CONFIG_PLUGIN_IFCFG_RH
 content_files += $(top_builddir)/man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xml
 endif
diff --git a/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml b/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml
index 457ec0ac29..ec2712474b 100644
--- a/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <xi:include href="../../man/nm-settings-ifcfg-rh.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
     <xi:include href="../../man/nm-online.xml"/>
     <xi:include href="../../man/nm-initrd-generator.xml"/>
-    <xi:include href="../../man/nm-openvswitch.xml"/>
+    <xi:include href="../../man/nm-openvswitch.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
   </part>
 
   <part id="ref-settings">