diff --git a/contrib/meson/contrib/gen_html/meson.build b/contrib/meson/contrib/gen_html/meson.build
index d9185dfe4..9f02baf6e 100644
--- a/contrib/meson/contrib/gen_html/meson.build
+++ b/contrib/meson/contrib/gen_html/meson.build
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ zstd_manual_html = custom_target('zstd_manual.html',
         zstd_version,
         join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), library_dir, 'zstd.h'),
         '@OUTPUT@'],
-    install : true,
-    install_dir : zstd_docdir )
+    install : false)