diff --git a/lib/jekyll-feed/generator.rb b/lib/jekyll-feed/generator.rb
index e2085142..aa229829 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll-feed/generator.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll-feed/generator.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ def collections
                        {}
                      end
 
-      @collections = normalize_posts_meta(@collections)
+      if config["posts"] != false
+        @collections = normalize_posts_meta(@collections)
+      end
+
       @collections.each_value do |meta|
         meta["categories"] = (meta["categories"] || []).to_set
       end