diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
index c6ef6a152d..28336295df 100644
--- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
+++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ KMOD_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/
 KMOD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 KMOD_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
+ifneq ($(BR2_HAVE_DOCUMENTATION),y)
+KMOD_CONF_OPT += --disable-manpages
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
 KMOD_CONF_OPT += --with-zlib