diff --git a/package/x11r7/xlib_xtrans/xlib_xtrans.mk b/package/x11r7/xlib_xtrans/xlib_xtrans.mk
index 85829854bf..d47a0ed7c2 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xlib_xtrans/xlib_xtrans.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xlib_xtrans/xlib_xtrans.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ XLIB_XTRANS_VERSION = 1.2.6
 XLIB_XTRANS_SOURCE = xtrans-$(XLIB_XTRANS_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XLIB_XTRANS_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib
 XLIB_XTRANS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+XLIB_XTRANS_CONF_OPT = $(if $(BR2_HAVE_DOCUMENTATION),,--disable-docs)
+HOST_XLIB_XTRANS_CONF_OPT = --disable-docs
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))