--- a/setup.py	2021-05-06 05:41:41.000000000 +0300
+++ b/setup.py	2021-05-06 06:26:41.095551377 +0300
@@ -901,9 +901,10 @@
 
 
 def create_linux_bundle_gunk(ddir: str, libdir_name: str) -> None:
-    if not os.path.exists('docs/_build/html'):
-        make = "gmake" if is_freebsd else "make"
-        run_tool([make, 'docs'])
+    if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/sphinx-build'):
+        if not os.path.exists('docs/_build/html'):
+            make = "gmake" if is_freebsd else "make"
+            run_tool([make, 'docs'])
     copy_man_pages(ddir)
     copy_html_docs(ddir)
     icdir = os.path.join(ddir, 'share', 'icons', 'hicolor', '256x256', 'apps')