diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml
index d6a5e43031..974d6984de 100644
--- a/man/kernel-install.xml
+++ b/man/kernel-install.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
 
-<refentry id="kernel-install"
+<refentry id="kernel-install" conditional='ENABLE_KERNEL_INSTALL'
           xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
 
   <refentryinfo>