diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rust-bootstrap/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rust-bootstrap/package.py
index b4cd9b1baa6..ea73046f9ce 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rust-bootstrap/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/rust-bootstrap/package.py
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         install_script = Executable("./install.sh")
-        install_script(f"--prefix={prefix}")
+        install_args = [f"--prefix={prefix}", "--without=rust-docs"]
+        install_script(" ".join(install_args))