diff --git a/package/mpd-mpc/mpd-mpc.mk b/package/mpd-mpc/mpd-mpc.mk
index 6eebc63cca..d5a981d70e 100644
--- a/package/mpd-mpc/mpd-mpc.mk
+++ b/package/mpd-mpc/mpd-mpc.mk
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ MPD_MPC_SOURCE = mpc-$(MPD_MPC_VERSION).tar.xz
 MPD_MPC_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 MPD_MPC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 MPD_MPC_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libmpdclient
+MPD_MPC_CONF_OPTS = -Ddocumentation=disabled
 
 $(eval $(meson-package))