diff --git a/python-xarray.spec b/python-xarray.spec
index 05c2390..7d8c9ff 100644
--- a/python-xarray.spec
+++ b/python-xarray.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 %global srcname xarray
 %global data_commit 870b5d7a9dbfa821423f1b88056890c22341f085
 
+%bcond_with docs
+
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        0.12.3
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        N-D labeled arrays and datasets in Python
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 %description -n python3-%{srcname} %{_description}
 
 
+%if %{with docs}
 %package -n python-%{srcname}-doc
 Summary:        xarray documentation
 
@@ -79,14 +82,17 @@ BuildRequires:  python3dist(zarr)
 
 %description -n python-%{srcname}-doc
 Documentation for xarray
+%endif
 
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p1
 
+%if %{with docs}
 # Provide example datasets for building docs.
 tar xf %SOURCE1 --transform='s~^\(%{srcname}-data-%{data_commit}/\)~\1.xarray_tutorial_data/~'
 cp -p %SOURCE2 ./doc/gallery/
+%endif
 
 # Remove bundled egg-info
 rm -rf %{srcname}.egg-info
@@ -95,12 +101,14 @@ rm -rf %{srcname}.egg-info
 %build
 %py3_build
 
+%if %{with docs}
 # generate html docs
 pushd doc
 PYTHONPATH=${PWD}/.. HOME=${PWD}/../%{srcname}-data-%{data_commit} make html
 # remove the sphinx-build leftovers
 rm -rf _build/html/.{doctrees,buildinfo}
 popd
+%endif
 
 
 %install
@@ -117,9 +125,11 @@ popd
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}-%{version}-py?.?.egg-info
 
+%if %{with docs}
 %files -n python-%{srcname}-doc
 %doc doc/_build/html
 %license LICENSE licenses/DASK_LICENSE licenses/NUMPY_LICENSE licenses/PANDAS_LICENSE licenses/PYTHON_LICENSE licenses/SEABORN_LICENSE
+%endif
 
 
 %changelog