diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d0f5e981e..c2b0ecda3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ OPTION(ENABLE_LUA       "Enable Lua scripting language"             ON)
 OPTION(ENABLE_TCL       "Enable Tcl scripting language"             ON)
 OPTION(ENABLE_GUILE     "Enable Scheme (guile) scripting language"  ON)
 OPTION(ENABLE_XFER      "Enable Xfer plugin"                        ON)
-OPTION(ENABLE_MAN       "Enable Man page"                           ON)
-OPTION(ENABLE_DOC       "Enable Documentation"                      OFF)
+OPTION(ENABLE_MAN       "Enable build of man page"                  OFF)
+OPTION(ENABLE_DOC       "Enable build of documentation"             OFF)
 
 # option WEECHAT_HOME
 IF(NOT DEFINED WEECHAT_HOME OR "${WEECHAT_HOME}" STREQUAL "")
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 77999ba7a..a28162986 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Version 0.4.2 (under dev!)
 --------------------------
 
 * core: disable build of doc by default, add cmake option ENABLE_MAN to compile
-  man page (on by default)
+  man page (off by default)
 * core: add option "-o" for command /color
 * core: fix priority of logical operators in evaluation of expression
   (AND takes precedence over the OR)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5bbdc6a51..e43cc1f8d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Documentation is not built by default any more, you have to use option
 
 The man page is now built with asciidoc and translated in several
 languages. A new cmake option `ENABLE_MAN` has been added to compile man page
-(`ON` by default).
+(`OFF` by default).
 
 === Aspell colors ===
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7cfc2739b..fb3eb8c29 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(lua-inc,        [  --with-lua-inc=DIR,     lua include files are in
 AC_ARG_WITH(lua-lib,        [  --with-lua-lib=DIR,     lua library files are in DIR (default=autodetect)],lua_lib=$withval,lua_lib='')
 AC_ARG_WITH(lua-suffix,     [  --with-lua-suffix=ARG   lua is suffixed with ARG (default=autodetect)],lua_suffix=$withval,lua_suffix='')
 AC_ARG_WITH(tclconfig,      [  --with-tclconfig=DIR    directory containing tcl configuration (tclConfig.sh)],tclconfig=$withval,tclconfig='')
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(man,          [  --disable-man           turn off build of man page (default=built if found)],enable_man=$enableval,enable_man=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(man,          [  --enable-man            turn on build of man page (default=not built)],enable_man=$enableval,enable_man=no)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(doc,          [  --enable-doc            turn on build of documentation (default=not built)],enable_doc=$enableval,enable_doc=no)
 AC_ARG_WITH(debug,          [  --with-debug            debugging: 0=no debug, 1=debug compilation (default=1)],debug=$withval,debug=1)
 
diff --git a/doc/de/weechat_user.de.txt b/doc/de/weechat_user.de.txt
index 53e504e36..a5a543fa0 100644
--- a/doc/de/weechat_user.de.txt
+++ b/doc/de/weechat_user.de.txt
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Liste von häufig verwendeten Optionen:
   kompiliert Demo-Erweiterung.
 
 // TRANSLATION MISSING
-| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | ON |
+| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile man page.
 
 // TRANSLATION MISSING
diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_user.en.txt b/doc/en/weechat_user.en.txt
index 572d09ebf..5f7ba5471 100644
--- a/doc/en/weechat_user.en.txt
+++ b/doc/en/weechat_user.en.txt
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ List of commonly used options:
 | ENABLE_DEMO | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile Demo plugin.
 
-| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | ON |
+| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile man page.
 
 | ENABLE_DOC | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
diff --git a/doc/fr/weechat_user.fr.txt b/doc/fr/weechat_user.fr.txt
index c77509a80..e57254442 100644
--- a/doc/fr/weechat_user.fr.txt
+++ b/doc/fr/weechat_user.fr.txt
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Liste des options couramment utilisées :
 | ENABLE_DEMO | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compiler l'extension Demo.
 
-| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | ON |
+| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compiler la page man.
 
 | ENABLE_DOC | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
diff --git a/doc/it/weechat_user.it.txt b/doc/it/weechat_user.it.txt
index f908d5a6a..3bbfba309 100644
--- a/doc/it/weechat_user.it.txt
+++ b/doc/it/weechat_user.it.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ List of commonly used options:
 | ENABLE_DEMO | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile Demo plugin.
 
-| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | ON |
+| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile man page.
 
 | ENABLE_DOC | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
diff --git a/doc/ja/weechat_user.ja.txt b/doc/ja/weechat_user.ja.txt
index 9da7a2ae0..809aad645 100644
--- a/doc/ja/weechat_user.ja.txt
+++ b/doc/ja/weechat_user.ja.txt
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ List of commonly used options:
 | ENABLE_DEMO | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile Demo plugin.
 
-| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | ON |
+| ENABLE_MAN | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |
   Compile man page.
 
 | ENABLE_DOC | `ON`, `OFF` | OFF |