diff --git a/doc/build-osx.md b/doc/build-osx.md
index 448918e8c..bc93401bd 100644
--- a/doc/build-osx.md
+++ b/doc/build-osx.md
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ Build Bitcoin Core
 
         make deploy
 
+Disable-wallet mode
+--------------------
+When the intention is to run only a P2P node without a wallet, Bitcoin Core may be compiled in
+disable-wallet mode with:
+
+    ./configure --disable-wallet
+
+In this case there is no dependency on Berkeley DB 4.8.
+
+Mining is also possible in disable-wallet mode, but only using the `getblocktemplate` RPC
+call not `getwork`.
+
 Running
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