diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
index 19b8d77bb4a7..2dade5cc510d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ in
 , util-linuxMinimal
 , xz
 
-, enableDocumentation ? !atLeast24 || stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform
+, enableDocumentation ? !atLeast24 || (
+    (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) &&
+    # mdbook errors out on risc-v due to a rustc bug
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/242019
+    # https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/114473
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isRiscV
+  )
 , enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
 , withAWS ? !enableStatic && (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin), aws-sdk-cpp
 , withLibseccomp ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform libseccomp, libseccomp