diff --git a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
index 53d4122f7c4dc618860886055c5a3f56a2b29cb5..4301b560344e949532eae03bb1803041c4347e7d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ (define-public gtk+-2
              (base32
               "1x14rnjvqslpa1q19fp1qalz5sxds72amsgjk8m7769rwk511jr0"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+   (outputs '("out" "doc"))
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("atk" ,atk)
       ("gdk-pixbuf" ,gdk-pixbuf)
@@ -424,7 +425,10 @@ (define-public gtk+-2
    (arguments
     `(#:make-flags '("CC=gcc")
       #:configure-flags
-      (list "--with-xinput=yes")
+      (list "--with-xinput=yes"
+            (string-append "--with-html-dir="
+                           (assoc-ref %outputs "doc")
+                           "/share/gtk-doc/html"))
       #:phases
       (alist-cons-before
        'configure 'disable-tests