diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 30d7f568c..b7e7b9188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         config:
           - { name: "gcc", cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++", buildargs: "" }
           - { name: "gcc_ninja", cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++", buildargs: "-G Ninja" }
-          - { name: "gcc_no_nls", cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++", buildargs: "-DENABLE_NLS=OFF" }
+          - { name: "gcc_no_nls", cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++", buildargs: "-DENABLE_NLS=OFF -DENABLE_DOC=OFF" }
           - { name: "gcc_coverage", cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++", buildargs: "-DENABLE_CODE_COVERAGE=ON" }
           - { name: "clang", cc: "clang", cxx: "clang++", buildargs: "" }
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b43d496eb..7b8105310 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,11 +134,12 @@ if(ENABLE_DOC AND NOT ENABLE_HEADLESS)
 endif()
 
 # all plugins (except javascript) are required for documentation
-if(ENABLE_DOC AND (NOT ENABLE_ALIAS OR NOT ENABLE_BUFLIST OR NOT ENABLE_CHARSET
-      OR NOT ENABLE_EXEC OR NOT ENABLE_FIFO OR NOT ENABLE_FSET OR NOT ENABLE_IRC
-      OR NOT ENABLE_LOGGER OR NOT ENABLE_RELAY OR NOT ENABLE_SCRIPT
-      OR NOT ENABLE_SCRIPTS OR NOT ENABLE_PERL OR NOT ENABLE_PYTHON
-      OR NOT ENABLE_RUBY OR NOT ENABLE_LUA OR NOT ENABLE_TCL OR NOT ENABLE_GUILE
+if(ENABLE_DOC AND (NOT ENABLE_NLS OR NOT ENABLE_ALIAS OR NOT ENABLE_BUFLIST
+      OR NOT ENABLE_CHARSET OR NOT ENABLE_EXEC OR NOT ENABLE_FIFO
+      OR NOT ENABLE_FSET OR NOT ENABLE_IRC OR NOT ENABLE_LOGGER
+      OR NOT ENABLE_RELAY OR NOT ENABLE_SCRIPT OR NOT ENABLE_SCRIPTS
+      OR NOT ENABLE_PERL OR NOT ENABLE_PYTHON OR NOT ENABLE_RUBY
+      OR NOT ENABLE_LUA OR NOT ENABLE_TCL OR NOT ENABLE_GUILE
       OR NOT ENABLE_PHP OR NOT ENABLE_SPELL OR NOT ENABLE_TRIGGER
       OR NOT ENABLE_TYPING OR NOT ENABLE_XFER))
   message(FATAL_ERROR "All plugins are required to build documentation.")