diff --git a/recipes/expat/recipe.toml b/recipes/expat/recipe.toml
index 47a5bd5a..7f5cd3ae 100644
--- a/recipes/expat/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/expat/recipe.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@
 tar = "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_6/expat-2.2.6.tar.bz2"
 
 [build]
-template = "configure"
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
+    --without-docbook
+)
+cookbook_configure
+"""