diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 743e72d1..4d5c7254 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -430,8 +430,10 @@ endif()
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create generated files
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-configure_file(${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/Doxyfile.in
-               ${GLFW_BINARY_DIR}/docs/Doxyfile @ONLY)
+if (GLFW_BUILD_DOCS)
+    configure_file(${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/Doxyfile.in
+                   ${GLFW_BINARY_DIR}/docs/Doxyfile @ONLY)
+endif()
 
 configure_file(${GLFW_SOURCE_DIR}/src/glfw_config.h.in
                ${GLFW_BINARY_DIR}/src/glfw_config.h @ONLY)