diff --git a/contrib/src/nettle/rules.mak b/contrib/src/nettle/rules.mak
index e5b28474ce5ad47c76a4f230b6f43b6a1accafc5..2f1ddfb3b37ff833507e653574f3f87cf5fb4b1d 100644
--- a/contrib/src/nettle/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/nettle/rules.mak
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ifdef HAVE_IOS
 	cd $< && autoreconf
 	cd $< && $(HOSTVARS) CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) -O3" ./configure $(HOSTCONF)
 else
-	cd $< && $(HOSTVARS) ./configure $(HOSTCONF)
+	cd $< && $(HOSTVARS) ./configure --disable-documentation $(HOSTCONF)
 endif
 	cd $< && $(MAKE) install
 	touch $@