diff --git a/depends/packages/rust.mk b/depends/packages/rust.mk
index 6fbdda037..6bae892a2 100644
--- a/depends/packages/rust.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/rust.mk
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ define $(package)_extract_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  bash ./install.sh --destdir=$($(package)_staging_dir) --prefix=$(host_prefix)/native --disable-ldconfig && \
-  ../$(canonical_host)/install.sh --destdir=$($(package)_staging_dir) --prefix=$(host_prefix)/native --disable-ldconfig
+  bash ./install.sh --destdir=$($(package)_staging_dir) --prefix=$(host_prefix)/native --disable-ldconfig --without=rust-docs && \
+  ../$(canonical_host)/install.sh --destdir=$($(package)_staging_dir) --prefix=$(host_prefix)/native --disable-ldconfig --without=rust-docs
 endef
 else
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  bash ./install.sh --destdir=$($(package)_staging_dir) --prefix=$(host_prefix)/native --disable-ldconfig
+  bash ./install.sh --destdir=$($(package)_staging_dir) --prefix=$(host_prefix)/native --disable-ldconfig --without=rust-docs
 endef
 endif