diff --git a/fribidi.spec b/fribidi.spec
index 9909d52..d8f790a 100644
--- a/fribidi.spec
+++ b/fribidi.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DPAGE_SIZE=4096"
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DPAGE_SIZE=4096"
 %endif
 %endif
-%configure --disable-static
+%configure --disable-static --disable-docs
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %check
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ make check
 %install
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install INSTALL="install -p"
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
-# remove empty (compressed) man pages
-find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man3 -type f -empty -exec rm {} \;
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -62,11 +60,10 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man3 -type f -empty -exec rm {} \;
 %{_includedir}/fribidi
 %{_libdir}/libfribidi.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
-%{_mandir}/man3/%{name}_*.gz
 
 %changelog
 * Fri May 04 2018 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 1.0.2-1
-- Resolves: rhbz#1574858 latest version
+- Resolves: rhbz#1574858 latest version, --disable-docs because there's no c2man
 
 * Wed Feb 28 2018 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 1.0.1-1
 - Resolves: rhbz#1549934 latest version