diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index dc93a16..5fc253c 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -27,21 +27,23 @@ version_xml = configure_file(
     input: 'version.xml.in',
     configuration: cdata)
 
-gnome.gtkdoc('UPower',
-    main_xml: 'upower-docs.xml',
-    src_dir: meson.source_root() / 'libupower-glib',
-    dependencies: [ libupower_glib_dep ],
-    scan_args: ['--rebuild-types', '--rebuild-sections'],
-    content_files: [
-        version_xml,
-        ifaces_refs,
-        'man/UPower.xml',
-        'man/upowerd.xml',
-        'man/upower.xml',
-        '../COPYING',
-    ],
-    ignore_headers: [
-        'config.h',
-    ],
-    install: get_option('gtk-doc')
-)
+if get_option('gtk-doc')
+  gnome.gtkdoc('UPower',
+      main_xml: 'upower-docs.xml',
+      src_dir: meson.source_root() / 'libupower-glib',
+      dependencies: [ libupower_glib_dep ],
+      scan_args: ['--rebuild-types', '--rebuild-sections'],
+      content_files: [
+          version_xml,
+          ifaces_refs,
+          'man/UPower.xml',
+          'man/upowerd.xml',
+          'man/upower.xml',
+          '../COPYING',
+      ],
+      ignore_headers: [
+          'config.h',
+      ],
+      install: true
+  )
+endif