diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c17e8595f5..16610d3189 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     #
     add_custom_target(unittests)
     add_subdirectory(tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-    add_subdirectory(doc EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
     #
     # add examples
@@ -1054,6 +1053,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_custom_target(all_executables DEPENDS scip unittests examples applications)
 endif()
 
+add_subdirectory(doc EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${OLD_CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
 if(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} STREQUAL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})