diff --git a/configs/pkgs.nix b/configs/pkgs.nix
index 7987be1..06f2836 100644
--- a/configs/pkgs.nix
+++ b/configs/pkgs.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@
     podman-compose
     podman-tui
     pwgen
-    python312
+    # hide the doc output from buildEnv: it fails to build on 26.05
+    # (sphinx/docutils bug) and extraOutputsToInstall would pull it in
+    (builtins.removeAttrs python312 [ "doc" ])
     python312Packages.pip
     rlwrap
     sbcl