diff --git a/cmake/modules/DumuxDoxygen.cmake b/cmake/modules/DumuxDoxygen.cmake
index ae4a0fa9c8dcdf40a3fc0b2fbaa6979d273cf44f..109786e671d7feda9708ea0fa7dda3ea8d4fea9f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DumuxDoxygen.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DumuxDoxygen.cmake
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 #
 # make sure, that the doxygen links to todo list, bibliography, etc. are correct
 MACRO (add_dumux_doxygen_target)
-  add_doxygen_target()
-  add_custom_command(TARGET doxygen_${ProjectName}
-                     POST_BUILD
-                     COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/doxygen/sanitizelinks.sh)
+  if(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
+    add_doxygen_target()
+    add_custom_command(TARGET doxygen_${ProjectName}
+                       POST_BUILD
+                       COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/doxygen/sanitizelinks.sh)
+  endif()
 ENDMACRO (add_dumux_doxygen_target)