diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a304182..36713fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 addon/doc/*.css
-addon/doc/en/
 *_docHandler.py
 *.html
 *.ini
diff --git a/buildVars.py b/buildVars.py
index 3fc637b..0105428 100644
--- a/buildVars.py
+++ b/buildVars.py
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 	"addon_updateChannel": None,
 }
 
+# Specify whether this add-on provides a single documentation or separate
+# technical and user documentations.
+# If set to `True`, the `readme.md` file at the root of this project is used
+# as the source for the user documentation in the base language.
+useRootDocAsUserDoc = True
 
 import os.path
 
diff --git a/sconstruct b/sconstruct
index 5f8a7d9..8c29b24 100644
--- a/sconstruct
+++ b/sconstruct
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def createAddonHelp(dir):
 		cssPath = os.path.join(docsDir, "style.css")
 		cssTarget = env.Command(cssPath, "style.css", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE"))
 		env.Depends(addon, cssTarget)
-	if os.path.isfile("readme.md"):
+	if buildVars.useRootDocAsUserDoc and os.path.isfile("readme.md"):
 		readmePath = os.path.join(docsDir, "en", "readme.md")
 		readmeTarget = env.Command(readmePath, "readme.md", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE"))
 		env.Depends(addon, readmeTarget)