diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 07f4d14..dab0a81 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-docs_deps = get_option('valadocs_deps')
+docs_enabled = get_option('valadocs')
+valadoc = find_program('valadoc', required: docs_enabled)
 if docs_enabled
+	docs_deps = get_option('valadocs_deps')
 	if docs_deps
 		custom_target('valadoc',
 			input: vala_sources,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 71cfff2..822adc6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ project('sernatur',
 )
 add_global_arguments('-DGETTEXT_PACKAGE="sernatur"', language: 'c')
 
-docs_enabled = get_option('valadocs')
-valadoc = find_program('valadoc', required: docs_enabled)
-
 subdir('po')
 subdir('data')
 subdir('src')