diff --git a/package/filemq/filemq.mk b/package/filemq/filemq.mk
index 0ea7a9dc6e..c71529274e 100644
--- a/package/filemq/filemq.mk
+++ b/package/filemq/filemq.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ FILEMQ_VERSION = 8fac5140dd
 FILEMQ_SITE = git://github.com/zeromq/filemq.git
 
 FILEMQ_AUTORECONF = YES
+FILEMQ_CONF_ENV = fmq_have_asciidoc=no
 FILEMQ_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 FILEMQ_DEPENDENCIES = czmq openssl zeromq
 FILEMQ_LICENSE = LGPLv3+ with exceptions