diff --git a/help/meson.build b/help/meson.build
index 5e0393bd..ec3e5b6f 100644
--- a/help/meson.build
+++ b/help/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-gnome.yelp('sysprof',
-  sources: ['index.page', 'introduction.page', 'profiling.page', 'faq.page', 'legal.xml'],
-)
+if get_option('help')
+  gnome.yelp('sysprof',
+    sources: ['index.page', 'introduction.page', 'profiling.page', 'faq.page', 'legal.xml'],
+  )
+endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index b04a0d4a..fd0c9d10 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ option('systemdunitdir', type: 'string',
 option('debugdir', type: 'string',
   description: 'Look for global separate debug info in this path'
 )
+
+# If Yelp documentation should be installed
+option('help', type: 'boolean')