diff --git a/srcpkgs/notcurses/template b/srcpkgs/notcurses/template
index 388a1181abf..9778aece641 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/notcurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/notcurses/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'notcurses'
 pkgname=notcurses
 version=2.0.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DUSE_STATIC=ON"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config pandoc"
+configure_args="-DUSE_STATIC=ON $(vopt_bool man USE_PANDOC)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config $(vopt_if man pandoc)"
 makedepends="libunistring-devel ffmpeg-devel ncurses-libtinfo-devel qrcodegen-devel doctest-devel"
 depends="ncurses-base"
 short_desc="Blingful character graphics/TUI library"
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/master/NEWS.
 distfiles="https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=cc87e66f9dc3e9d0e591de70870dec5d8b36e660f18f10adae7f45abb0f0320a
 
+build_options="man"
+desc_option_man="Use pandoc for manpages"
+
+case "$XBPS_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*|i686|ppc64le) build_options_default="man" ;;
+esac
+
 notcurses-devel_package() {
 	depends="notcurses-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
@@ -25,7 +32,9 @@ notcurses-devel_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/share/doc
-		vmove usr/share/man/man3
+		if [ "$build_option_man" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/man/man3
+		fi
 	}
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +44,8 @@ notcurses-progs_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin
 		vmove usr/share/notcurses
-		vmove usr/share/man/man1
+		if [ "$build_option_man" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/man/man1
+		fi
 	}
 }