diff --git a/tools/nimweb.nim b/tools/nimweb.nim
index ffb1ac4e3..c8b87c1f2 100644
--- a/tools/nimweb.nim
+++ b/tools/nimweb.nim
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ proc initConfigData(c: var TConfigData) =
   c.pdf = @[]
   c.infile = ""
   c.outdir = ""
-  c.nimArgs = "--hint[Conf]:off --hint[Path]:off --hint[Processing]:off "
+  c.nimArgs = "--hint[Conf]:off --hint[Path]:off --hint[Processing]:off -d:boot "
   c.authors = ""
   c.projectTitle = ""
   c.projectName = ""