diff --git a/app-arch/createrepo_c/createrepo_c-1.2.1-r3.ebuild b/app-arch/createrepo_c/createrepo_c-1.2.1-r3.ebuild
index 1d5f1daebe37..e0931cd3923d 100644
--- a/app-arch/createrepo_c/createrepo_c-1.2.1-r3.ebuild
+++ b/app-arch/createrepo_c/createrepo_c-1.2.1-r3.ebuild
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DWITH_LEGACY_HASHES=$(usex legacy ON OFF)
 		-DWITH_LIBMODULEMD=ON
 		-DWITH_ZCHUNK=ON
+		-DBUILD_DOC_C=$(usex doc ON OFF)
 	)
 
 	cmake_src_configure