diff --git a/cmake/02-opts.cmake b/cmake/02-opts.cmake
index 4a2e1cbe..65cae7e3 100644
--- a/cmake/02-opts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/02-opts.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ option(CXXLIB_GCC "Link against stdlibc++" OFF)
 
 option(BUILD_IPC_MSG "Build ipc messager" ON)
 option(BUILD_TESTS "Build testsuite" OFF)
+option(BUILD_TESTS "Build documentation" ON)
 
 option(ENABLE_ALSA "Enable alsa support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_CURL "Enable curl support" ON)
diff --git a/cmake/05-summary.cmake b/cmake/05-summary.cmake
index 42a3a335..02b0106b 100644
--- a/cmake/05-summary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/05-summary.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ message_colored(STATUS "   LD: ${CMAKE_LINKER} ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${CMAKE
 message(STATUS " Targets:")
 colored_option("   polybar-msg" BUILD_IPC_MSG)
 colored_option("   testsuite" BUILD_TESTS)
+colored_option("   documentation" BUILD_DOC)
 
 message(STATUS " Module support:")
 colored_option("   alsa" ENABLE_ALSA)
diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index aa2dd85e..d5105d62 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if(NOT BUILD_DOC)
+  return()
+endif()
+
 #
 # Generate configuration file
 #