--- Makefile.am
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 bin_SCRIPTS = curl-config
 
 SUBDIRS = lib src include
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) tests packages docs
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) packages
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libcurl.pc
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@
 	done)
 
 html:
-	cd docs; make html
+	#cd docs; make html
 
 pdf:
-	cd docs; make pdf
+	#cd docs; make pdf
 
 check: test examples
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 endif
 
 examples:
-	@(cd docs/examples; $(MAKE) check)
+	#@(cd docs/examples; $(MAKE) check)
 
 # This is a hook to have 'make clean' also clean up the docs and the tests
 # dir. The extra check for the Makefiles being present is necessary because
--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 CLEANFILES = $(VC6LIBDSP) $(VC8LIBPRJ)
 bin_SCRIPTS = curl-config
 SUBDIRS = lib src include
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) tests packages docs
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) packages
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libcurl.pc
 CSOURCES = file.c timeval.c base64.c hostip.c progress.c formdata.c	\
@@ -1048,10 +1048,10 @@
 	done)
 
 html:
-	cd docs; make html
+	#cd docs; make html
 
 pdf:
-	cd docs; make pdf
+	#cd docs; make pdf
 
 check: test examples
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
 @CROSSCOMPILING_FALSE@	@(cd tests; $(MAKE) all am-test)
 
 examples:
-	@(cd docs/examples; $(MAKE) check)
+	#@(cd docs/examples; $(MAKE) check)
 
 # This is a hook to have 'make clean' also clean up the docs and the tests
 # dir. The extra check for the Makefiles being present is necessary because
@@ -1135,12 +1135,12 @@
 # We extend the standard install with a custom hook:
 install-data-hook:
 	cd include && $(MAKE) install
-	cd docs && $(MAKE) install
+	#cd docs && $(MAKE) install
 
 # We extend the standard uninstall with a custom hook:
 uninstall-hook:
 	cd include && $(MAKE) uninstall
-	cd docs && $(MAKE) uninstall
+	#cd docs && $(MAKE) uninstall
 
 ca-bundle: lib/mk-ca-bundle.pl
 	@echo "generate a fresh ca-bundle.crt"