diff --git a/python-oslo-service.spec b/python-oslo-service.spec
index 4ce6fac..e01a9c1 100644
--- a/python-oslo-service.spec
+++ b/python-oslo-service.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %{!?upstream_version: %global upstream_version %{version}%{?milestone}}
 %global pypi_name oslo.service
 %global pname oslo-service
-
+%global with_doc 1
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 24
 %global with_python3 1
 %endif
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python-pbr >= 2.0.0
 BuildRequires:  git
-BuildRequires:  python-sphinx
-BuildRequires:  python-openstackdocstheme
 BuildRequires:  python-oslo-i18n
 BuildRequires:  python-paste
 BuildRequires:  python-paste-deploy
@@ -142,11 +140,16 @@ Requires:  python3-oslotest
 %{common_desc1}
 %endif
 
-
+%if 0%{?with_doc}
 %package -n python-%{pname}-doc
 Summary:        Oslo service documentation
+
+BuildRequires:  python-sphinx
+BuildRequires:  python-openstackdocstheme
+
 %description -n python-%{pname}-doc
 Documentation for oslo.service
+%endif
 
 %description
 %{common_desc}
@@ -159,10 +162,13 @@ Documentation for oslo.service
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 %py3_build
 %endif
+
+%if 0%{?with_doc}
 # generate html docs
 %{__python2} setup.py build_sphinx -b html
 # remove the sphinx-build leftovers
 rm -rf doc/build/html/.{doctrees,buildinfo}
+%endif
 
 %install
 # Must do the subpackages' install first because the scripts in /usr/bin are
@@ -203,8 +209,10 @@ rm -rf .testrepository
 %{python3_sitelib}/oslo_service/tests
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?with_doc}
 %files -n python-%{pname}-doc
 %doc doc/build/html
 %license LICENSE
+%endif
 
 %changelog