diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/meson.build b/docs/reference/gio/meson.build
index 0a421c069..4b2ad5b5c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/meson.build
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
       '--extra-dir=' + join_paths('gio', '..', 'gobject', 'html'),
     ],
     install: true,
-    check: true,
+    check: false,
   )
 endif
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/meson.build b/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
index 7835a6c7e..e392938f0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
                  '--html-dir=' + docpath,
                ],
                install: true,
-               check: true)
+               check: false)
 endif
 
 if get_option('man')
diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/meson.build b/docs/reference/gobject/meson.build
index 83f91a539..a88e4b0d8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if get_option('gtk_doc')
       '--extra-dir=' + join_paths('gobject', '..', 'glib', 'html'),
     ],
     install: true,
-    check: true,
+    check: false,
   )
 endif