diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e4e20172277ad0b8b17a92d9bb4e307fa2cdf348..67aa2d6954cef14360f9714adeefe7d2a9ff1ce9 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 option(
   'gtk_doc',
   type : 'boolean',
-  value : true,
+  value : false,
   description : 'use gtk-doc to build documentation',
 )