diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8218448b..e31417a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test:
 	cargo test $(CARGO_BUILD_ARGS)
 
 doc:
-	cargo doc $(CARGO_BUILD_ARGS)
+	cargo doc --no-deps $(CARGO_BUILD_ARGS)
 
 # always re-create this dir
 # but also copy the local target/ dir as a build-cache