diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/curl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/curl/package.py
index ab040906c19..3c605ac6a49 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/curl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/curl/package.py
@@ -222,8 +222,12 @@ def configure_args(self):
             "--without-libgsasl",
             "--without-libpsl",
             "--without-zstd",
+            "--disable-manual",
         ]
 
+        if spec.satisfies("@8.7:"):
+            args.append("--disable-docs")
+
         args += self.enable_or_disable("libs")
 
         # Make gnutls / openssl decide what certs are trusted.