diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 68c79dc33..89ad426d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -308,7 +308,10 @@ add_subdirectory(tests)
 add_subdirectory(dist)
 add_subdirectory(tools/ultimate_lyrics_parser)
 add_subdirectory(scripts)
-add_subdirectory(doc/python)
+
+if(HAVE_SCRIPTING_PYTHON)
+  add_subdirectory(doc/python)
+endif(HAVE_SCRIPTING_PYTHON)
 
 option(WITH_DEBIAN OFF)
 if(WITH_DEBIAN)