diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5d44e1eb6..32ec32dfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$MACOS_NOTARIZE_JSON" >/tmp/notarize.json
           ./build_tools/make_macos_pkg.sh -s -f /tmp/app.p12 \
             -i /tmp/installer.p12 -p "$MAC_CODESIGN_PASSWORD" \
-            -n -j /tmp/notarize.json
+            -n -j /tmp/notarize.json -- -c "-DBUILD_DOCS=ON"
           version=$(git describe)
           [ -f "${FISH_ARTEFACT_PATH}/fish-$version.app.zip" ]
           [ -f "${FISH_ARTEFACT_PATH}/fish-$version.pkg" ]
diff --git a/build_tools/make_macos_pkg.sh b/build_tools/make_macos_pkg.sh
index 1a5ec2691..bf29dcc40 100755
--- a/build_tools/make_macos_pkg.sh
+++ b/build_tools/make_macos_pkg.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ NOTARIZE=
 
 ARM64_DEPLOY_TARGET='MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0'
 X86_64_DEPLOY_TARGET='MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.12'
+cmake_args=
 
-while getopts "sf:i:p:e:nj:" opt; do
+while getopts "c:sf:i:p:e:nj:" opt; do
     case $opt in
+        c) cmake_args+=("$OPTARG");;
         s) SIGN=1;;
         f) P12_APP_FILE=$(realpath "$OPTARG");;
         i) P12_INSTALL_FILE=$(realpath "$OPTARG");;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ do_cmake() {
         -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-Wl,-ld_classic" \
         -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES='arm64;x86_64' \
         -DFISH_USE_SYSTEM_PCRE2=OFF \
+        "${cmake_args[@]}" \
         "$@" \
         "$SRC_DIR"
 }