diff --git a/doc/help/meson.build b/doc/help/meson.build
index 9020fa8b52d988c3b005baea3aeb8d1ad6a47376..23ae0a2642aaf07c0b9c53156602b0780d8e9233 100644
--- a/doc/help/meson.build
+++ b/doc/help/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ custom_target('en user documentation',
   build_by_default: true
 )
 
-install_subdir(meson.current_build_dir() + '/en', install_dir: pkgdocdir_abs)
+install_subdir(meson.current_build_dir() + '/en', install_dir: pkgdocdir_abs, exclude_directories: '.doctrees')
 
 endif