diff --git a/python-gevent.changes b/python-gevent.changes
index c8d603c..bfe4157 100644
--- a/python-gevent.changes
+++ b/python-gevent.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 23 13:34:36 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Disable building of the documentation: the make html call fails
+  already, and with rpm 4.14, this aborts the entire build.
+- Drop python-Sphinx buildrequires: not needed when not building
+  the docs.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 22 15:29:26 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-gevent.spec b/python-gevent.spec
index 5614d75..3f32fbf 100644
--- a/python-gevent.spec
+++ b/python-gevent.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-gevent
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module greenlet}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-# Documentation requirements
-BuildRequires:  python-Sphinx
 %if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
 %endif
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ Documentation and examples for %{name}.
 
 %build
 %python_build
-cd doc && make html && rm _build/html/.buildinfo # Build HTML documentation
+#cd doc && make html && rm _build/html/.buildinfo # Build HTML documentation
 
 %install
 %python_install
@@ -99,6 +97,5 @@ popd
 %files -n python-gevent-doc
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc examples/
-%doc doc/_build/html
 
 %changelog