--- configure.in	2007-07-30 00:18:01.000000000 -0500
+++ configure.in	2007-07-30 00:37:03.000000000 -0500
@@ -1245,8 +1245,14 @@
 dnl *** Checks for gtk-doc ***
 dnl **************************
 
+dnl Crazy hack for dropping the dep on gtk-doc
+AC_DEFUN(GTK_DOC_CHECK, [])
 GTK_DOC_CHECK([1.0])
 
+dnl Crazy hack for dropping the dep on gtk-doc
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_GTK_DOC, 0, [])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(GTK_DOC_USE_LIBTOOL, 0, [])
+
 dnl ******************************
 dnl *** End checks for gtk-doc ***
 dnl ******************************
--- Makefile.am	2007-07-30 00:31:41.000000000 -0500
+++ Makefile.am	2007-07-30 00:33:55.000000000 -0500
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 	daemon					\
 	schemas					\
 	devel-docs				\
-	doc					\
 	programs				\
 	test					\
 	po
 
+if ENABLE_GTK_DOC
+SUBDIRS += doc
+endif
+
 EXTRA_DIST =					\
 	HACKING					\
 	MAINTAINERS 				\