diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build
index bff332831b..874fb83200 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build
index ee02280829..50839ec924 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/meson.build
index 22fb9b7629..bb744a6ee5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-libav/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build
index e85fd6f56c..380c44503a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build
index 009a59a8c2..3a24caf4ea 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/docs/meson.build
index 07dc6c329d..67c58af4fe 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if static_build
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but not supported when building statically.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly/docs/meson.build
index ae3e46d5f9..af312e55ab 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build
index eb5c80fb18..d3fc8918e3 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer-vaapi/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer-vaapi/docs/meson.build
index 2ddb741b18..cefede17ad 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer-vaapi/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer-vaapi/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 build_hotdoc = false
 
+if get_option('doc').disabled()
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if meson.is_cross_build()
     if get_option('doc').enabled()
         error('Documentation enabled but building the doc while cross building is not supported yet.')