diff -Naur gnome-music-44.rc.orig/meson.build gnome-music-44.rc/meson.build
--- gnome-music-44.rc.orig/meson.build	2023-03-05 17:04:13.000000000 -0600
+++ gnome-music-44.rc/meson.build	2023-03-05 23:25:19.976961222 -0600
@@ -69,9 +69,12 @@
 dependency('grilo-plugins-0.3', version: '>= 0.3.12', fallback: ['grilo-plugins', 'grilo_plugins_dep'])
 
 subdir('data')
-subdir('help')
 subdir('po')
 
+if get_option('help')
+subdir('help')
+endif
+
 install_subdir(
     'gnomemusic',
     install_dir: py_installation.get_install_dir()
diff -Naur gnome-music-44.rc.orig/meson_options.txt gnome-music-44.rc/meson_options.txt
--- gnome-music-44.rc.orig/meson_options.txt	2023-03-05 17:04:13.000000000 -0600
+++ gnome-music-44.rc/meson_options.txt	2023-03-05 23:27:06.407957624 -0600
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@
   ],
   value: 'default'
 )
+
+option('help',
+  type: 'boolean',
+  value: true,
+  description: 'Build API reference'
+)