diff --git a/package/openobex/openobex.mk b/package/openobex/openobex.mk
index d9d4db5609..ea41f65a80 100644
--- a/package/openobex/openobex.mk
+++ b/package/openobex/openobex.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ OPENOBEX_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+/LGPL-2.1+
 OPENOBEX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
 OPENOBEX_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 OPENOBEX_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+OPENOBEX_CONF_OPTS = -DBUILD_DOCUMENTATION=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ_UTILS),y)
 OPENOBEX_DEPENDENCIES += bluez_utils