diff --git a/ocaml-mew-vi.spec b/ocaml-mew-vi.spec
index 6ec5cab..1587d39 100644
--- a/ocaml-mew-vi.spec
+++ b/ocaml-mew-vi.spec
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 %endif
 
+# Documentation adds a circular dependency, so by
+# default we build without.
+%bcond_with doc
+
 %global srcname mew-vi
 %global upname  mew_vi
 
@@ -17,7 +21,9 @@ Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{upname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  ocaml >= 4.02.3
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-dune >= 1.1.0
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-mew-devel >= 0.1.0
+%if %{with doc}
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-odoc
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-react-devel
 
 %description
@@ -36,25 +42,31 @@ Requires:       ocaml-react-devel%{?_isa}
 The %{name}-devel package contains libraries and signature
 files for developing applications that use %{name}.
 
+%if %{with doc}
 %package        docs
 Summary:        Documentation for %{name}
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description    docs
 Documentation for %{name}.
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{upname}-%{version}
 
 %build
 dune build %{?_smp_mflags}
+%if %{with doc}
 dune build %{?_smp_mflags} @doc
+%endif
 
 %install
 dune install --destdir=%{buildroot}
 
+%if %{with doc}
 # We do not want the dune markers
 find _build/default/_doc/_html -name .dune-keep -delete
+%endif
 
 # We do not want the ml files
 find %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/ocaml -name \*.ml -delete
@@ -93,13 +105,16 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/ocaml -name \*.cmxs -exec chmod a+x {} \+
 %endif
 %{_libdir}/ocaml/%{upname}/%{upname}*.cmt
 
+%if %{with doc}
 %files docs
 %doc _build/default/_doc/*
 %license LICENSE
+%endif
 
 %changelog
 * Mon Mar  1 16:58:00 GMT 2021 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 0.5.0-8
 - OCaml 4.12.0 build
+- Make -docs subpackage conditional.
 
 * Tue Feb  2 2021 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 0.5.0-7
 - Bump and rebuild for updated ocaml-camomile dep (RHBZ#1923853).