1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
index 5520bf70833..8beedddeeeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 , gst-devtools
 , libxml2
 , flex
-, hotdoc
 , gettext
 , gobject-introspection
+# Checks meson.is_cross_build(), so even canExecute isn't enough.
+, enableDocumentation ? stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform, hotdoc
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -37,8 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gobject-introspection
     python3
     flex
-
-    # documentation
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableDocumentation [
     hotdoc
   ];
 
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gst-plugins-bad
   ];
 
+  mesonFlags = [
+    (lib.mesonEnable "doc" enableDocumentation)
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs \
       scripts/extract-release-date-from-doap-file.py