diff --git a/arch/distcc-avahi/PKGBUILD b/arch/distcc-avahi/PKGBUILD
index c1fc42bcb..5ef6802f2 100644
--- a/arch/distcc-avahi/PKGBUILD
+++ b/arch/distcc-avahi/PKGBUILD
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ build() {
         --enable-rfc2553 \
         --with-docdir="/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}"
     make
-    make -C doc
+    # Archive tarball has no doc/ Makefile; skip man/html build.
+    [ -f doc/Makefile ] && make -C doc || true
 }
 
 check() {