diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 81fc1fe33..706637a40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ else()
   message("Olive: No Git hash defined!")
 endif()
 
-find_package(Doxygen)
+if(BUILD_DOXYGEN)
+  find_package(Doxygen)
+endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index d53985115..c225427d4 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   install(FILES ${OLIVE_QM_FILES} DESTINATION share/olive-editor/ts)
 endif()
 
-if(DOXYGEN_FOUND AND BUILD_DOXYGEN)
+if(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
   set(DOXYGEN_PROJECT_NAME "Olive")
   set(DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/docs")
   set(DOXYGEN_EXTRACT_ALL "YES")