diff --git a/packages/colordiff/build.sh b/packages/colordiff/build.sh
index 26cee11a9..bb64b9a4b 100644
--- a/packages/colordiff/build.sh
+++ b/packages/colordiff/build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="perl"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=yes
 TERMUX_PKG_PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT=yes
 
-termux_step_post_configure(){
+termux_step_make() {
+	# Skip the 'make' invocation as it only tries to
+	# rebuild the documentation.
+	continue
+}
+
+termux_step_post_configure() {
 	export INSTALL_DIR=${PREFIX}/bin
 	export MAN_DIR=${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 	export ETC_DIR=${PREFIX}/etc