diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 222cbe1dc8d..53c737cc89f 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ rustflags = [
 # activate the target-applies-to-host feature.
 # Required for `target-applies-to-host` at the top to take effect.
 [unstable]
+rustdoc-map = true
 target-applies-to-host = true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 64589291068..d754d586722 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build docs
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         env:
+          # Work around https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/10744
+          CARGO_TARGET_APPLIES_TO_HOST: "true"
           RUSTDOCFLAGS: "--enable-index-page -Zunstable-options --cfg docsrs -Dwarnings"
         with:
           command: doc
-          args: --no-deps --workspace --exclude matrix-sdk-crypto-js --exclude matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs --features docsrs -Zrustdoc-map
+          args: --no-deps --workspace --exclude matrix-sdk-crypto-js --exclude matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs --features docsrs
 
       - name: Deploy docs
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 8b603523331..79658ec260d 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ fn build_docs(
     }
 
     // Keep in sync with .github/workflows/docs.yml
-    cmd!("rustup run nightly cargo doc --no-deps --workspace --features docsrs -Zrustdoc-map")
+    cmd!("rustup run nightly cargo doc --no-deps --workspace --features docsrs")
+        // Work around https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/10744
+        .env("CARGO_TARGET_APPLIES_TO_HOST", "true")
         .env("RUSTDOCFLAGS", rustdocflags)
         .args(extra_args)
         .run()?;