diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXfont/template b/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
index 79728fa2387..8709d88b8f1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXfont/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libXfont
 version=1.4.1
 distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/lib/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-devel-docs"
 short_desc="X font Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=112bfc30820b98deec4c9914536c5aa2f8b5162bd2b0bdb342343168e06f7679