diff --git a/package/iwd/iwd.mk b/package/iwd/iwd.mk
index b172d94fc6..40ee06ba6f 100644
--- a/package/iwd/iwd.mk
+++ b/package/iwd/iwd.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ IWD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 # sources from git, no configure script provided
 IWD_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-IWD_CONF_OPTS = --enable-external-ell
+IWD_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--disable-manual-pages \
+	--enable-external-ell
 IWD_DEPENDENCIES = ell
 
 # autoreconf requires an existing build-aux directory