diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/task/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/task/plugin.lua
index 69a93a5..c8a2bdb 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/manage/task/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/task/plugin.lua
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ M.build = {
 
 M.docs = {
   skip = function(plugin)
-    return not plugin._.dirty
+    return not plugin._.is_local and not plugin._.dirty
   end,
   run = function(self)
     local docs = self.plugin.dir .. "/doc"