diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml
index d5098c986b..2d95784ed5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-      ../configure --enable-werror $QEMU_CONFIGURE_OPTS --disable-user
-        --target-list-exclude="arm-softmmu cris-softmmu i386-softmmu
-          microblaze-softmmu mips-softmmu mipsel-softmmu mips64-softmmu
-          ppc-softmmu sh4-softmmu xtensa-softmmu"
+      ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs $QEMU_CONFIGURE_OPTS
+        --disable-user --target-list-exclude="arm-softmmu cris-softmmu
+          i386-softmmu microblaze-softmmu mips-softmmu mipsel-softmmu
+          mips64-softmmu ppc-softmmu sh4-softmmu xtensa-softmmu"
     - make -j$(expr $(nproc) + 1) all check-build $MAKE_CHECK_ARGS
 
 # Job to cross-build specific accelerators.
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-      ../configure --enable-werror $QEMU_CONFIGURE_OPTS --disable-tools
-        --enable-${ACCEL:-kvm} $ACCEL_CONFIGURE_OPTS
+      ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs $QEMU_CONFIGURE_OPTS
+        --disable-tools --enable-${ACCEL:-kvm} $ACCEL_CONFIGURE_OPTS
     - make -j$(expr $(nproc) + 1) all check-build
 
 .cross_user_build_job:
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-      ../configure --enable-werror $QEMU_CONFIGURE_OPTS --disable-system
+      ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs $QEMU_CONFIGURE_OPTS
+        --disable-system
     - make -j$(expr $(nproc) + 1) all check-build $MAKE_CHECK_ARGS
 
 cross-armel-system:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9ffbaa7ffb..c9c4079dbb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ include:
     - cd build
     - if test -n "$TARGETS";
       then
-        ../configure --enable-werror $CONFIGURE_ARGS --target-list="$TARGETS" ;
+        ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs $CONFIGURE_ARGS --target-list="$TARGETS" ;
       else
-        ../configure --enable-werror $CONFIGURE_ARGS ;
+        ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs $CONFIGURE_ARGS ;
       fi || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt && exit 1; }
     - if test -n "$LD_JOBS";
       then
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ build-system-ubuntu:
     job: amd64-ubuntu2004-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: ubuntu2004
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp=system
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-docs --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp=system
     TARGETS: aarch64-softmmu alpha-softmmu cris-softmmu hppa-softmmu
       moxie-softmmu microblazeel-softmmu mips64el-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ build-system-centos:
   variables:
     IMAGE: centos8
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-nettle --enable-gcrypt --enable-fdt=system
-                    --enable-modules
+                    --enable-modules --enable-docs
     TARGETS: ppc64-softmmu or1k-softmmu s390x-softmmu
       x86_64-softmmu rx-softmmu sh4-softmmu nios2-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ build-system-opensuse:
     job: amd64-opensuse-leap-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: opensuse-leap
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-fdt=system
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-docs --enable-fdt=system
     TARGETS: s390x-softmmu x86_64-softmmu aarch64-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
   artifacts:
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ build-user-centos7:
     job: amd64-centos7-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: centos7
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-system --disable-tools --disable-docs
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-system --disable-tools
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
 
 build-some-softmmu-plugins:
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ tsan-build:
     job: amd64-ubuntu2004-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: ubuntu2004
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-tsan --cc=clang-10 --cxx=clang++-10 --disable-docs
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --enable-tsan --cc=clang-10 --cxx=clang++-10
           --enable-trace-backends=ust --enable-fdt=system --enable-slirp=system
     TARGETS: x86_64-softmmu ppc64-softmmu riscv64-softmmu x86_64-linux-user
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: bench V=1
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ build-deprecated:
     job: amd64-debian-user-cross-container
   variables:
     IMAGE: debian-all-test-cross
-    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-docs --disable-tools
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: build-tcg
     TARGETS: ppc64abi32-linux-user lm32-softmmu unicore32-softmmu
   artifacts:
