diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 029f711..50beccd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ project(
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c11',
     'warning_level=3',
-    'werror=true',
   ]
 )
 
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ scdoc = dependency(
   'scdoc',
   version: '>=1.9.2',
   native: true,
+  required: get_option('man-page'),
 )
 if scdoc.found()
   scdoc_prog = find_program(scdoc.get_pkgconfig_variable('scdoc'), native: true)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e41905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('man-page', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Generate and install man pages')