diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/SConscript b/src/mem/protocol/SConscript
index 8d9ebf3b1..2c29ea374 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/SConscript
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/SConscript
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ def slicc_emitter(target, source, env):
     print "SLICC writing C++ files..."
     slicc.writeCodeFiles(pdir)
 
-    print "SLICC writing HTML files..."
-    slicc.writeHTMLFiles(hdir)
+    if env['NO_HTML']:
+        print "skipping HTML file creation"
+    else:
+        print "SLICC writing HTML files..."
+        slicc.writeHTMLFiles(hdir)
     return target, source
 
 def slicc_action(target, source, env):
@@ -114,8 +117,11 @@ def slicc_action(target, source, env):
     print "SLICC writing C++ files..."
     slicc.writeCodeFiles(pdir)
 
-    print "SLICC writing HTML files..."
-    slicc.writeHTMLFiles(hdir)
+    if env['NO_HTML']:
+        print "skipping HTML file creation"
+    else:
+        print "SLICC writing HTML files..."
+        slicc.writeHTMLFiles(hdir)
 
 slicc_builder = Builder(action=slicc_action, emitter=slicc_emitter)
 
diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/SConsopts b/src/mem/protocol/SConsopts
index 9c91bca2b..222e8d802 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/SConsopts
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/SConsopts
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ opt = EnumVariable('PROTOCOL', 'Coherence Protocol for Ruby', 'MOESI_CMP_directo
 
 sticky_vars.AddVariables(opt)
 export_vars += ['PROTOCOL']
+
+opt = BoolVariable('NO_HTML', 'Do not create HTML files', False)
+sticky_vars.AddVariables(opt)