diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24f4063a1..db3154640 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Rpack:
 	cp ./LICENSE xgboost
 	cat R-package/src/Makevars|sed '2s/.*/PKGROOT=./' > xgboost/src/Makevars
 	cp xgboost/src/Makevars xgboost/src/Makevars.win
-	R CMD build xgboost
+	R CMD build --no-build-vignettes xgboost
 	rm -rf xgboost
 	R CMD check --as-cran xgboost*.tar.gz