diff --git a/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk b/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
index 4891e59c70..5c99983b53 100644
--- a/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
+++ b/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ZEROMQ_VERSION = 4.1.5
 ZEROMQ_SITE = https://github.com/zeromq/zeromq4-1/releases/download/v$(ZEROMQ_VERSION)
 ZEROMQ_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ZEROMQ_DEPENDENCIES = util-linux
+ZEROMQ_CONF_OPTS = --without-documentation
 ZEROMQ_LICENSE = LGPLv3+ with exceptions
 ZEROMQ_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LESSER
 # For 0001-acinclude.m4-make-kernel-specific-flags-cacheable.patch