diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 542a0eee..10d706d8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@ endif
 
 ### Tests (make check)
 
+if ENABLE_DOCS
 TESTS = tests/optionaltest tests/mantest tests/jqtest tests/onigtest tests/shtest tests/utf8test tests/base64test
+else
+TESTS = tests/optionaltest tests/jqtest tests/onigtest tests/shtest tests/utf8test tests/base64test
+endif
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = NO_VALGRIND=$(NO_VALGRIND)
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e8c6a71e..3d8265e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ dnl Enable building all static
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([all-static],
    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-all-static], [link jq with static libraries only]))
 
-AS_IF([test "x$enable_docs" != "xno"],[
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_docs" = "xyes"],[
    AC_CHECK_PROGS(pipenv_cmd, pipenv)
 
    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for Python dependencies], [jq_cv_python_deps],