diff --git a/news/slnr/Makefile b/news/slnr/Makefile
index 3588dc30b306..ba7301151311 100644
--- a/news/slnr/Makefile
+++ b/news/slnr/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ MAKEFILE=	src/Makefile
 DOCFILES=	${FILESDIR}/porting.notes other/soup12.doc other/slnr.doc \
 		LICENSE other/default.dot.slnrrc
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/doc/slnr
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}; \