diff --git a/ci/default.nix b/ci/default.nix
index eb7b45e4bbb5..6aa80f977901 100644
--- a/ci/default.nix
+++ b/ci/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ let
 
 in
 rec {
-  inherit pkgs fmt;
+  inherit pkgs docPkgs fmt;
   codeownersValidator = pkgs.callPackage ./codeowners-validator { };
 
   # FIXME(lf-): it might be useful to test other Nix implementations
diff --git a/doc/default.nix b/doc/default.nix
index 7e2d0df152cc..d77e3c616a5b 100644
--- a/doc/default.nix
+++ b/doc/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  pkgs ? (import ../ci { }).pkgs,
+  pkgs ? (import ../ci { }).docPkgs,
   nixpkgs ? { },
 }: