diff --git a/build_tools/check.sh b/build_tools/check.sh
index f6a808571..5b4480107 100755
--- a/build_tools/check.sh
+++ b/build_tools/check.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ fi
 cargo test --no-default-features --workspace --all-targets
 cargo test --doc --workspace
 if $lint; then
-    cargo doc --workspace
+    cargo doc --workspace --no-deps
 fi
 FISH_GETTEXT_EXTRACTION_DIR=$template_dir "$workspace_root/tests/test_driver.py" "$build_dir"