diff --git a/doc/mk-func-h2s.sh b/doc/mk-func-h2s.sh
index d051ce308..facdd0dd8 100755
--- a/doc/mk-func-h2s.sh
+++ b/doc/mk-func-h2s.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# In case the user running this has a .mlrrc
+export MLRRC=__none__
+
 mlr -F | grep -v '^[a-zA-Z]' | uniq | while read funcname; do
   echo ""
   echo "<a id=\"$funcname\"/>"
diff --git a/doc/mkman.rb b/doc/mkman.rb
index 642d80124..dfbd0d60e 100755
--- a/doc/mkman.rb
+++ b/doc/mkman.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 def main
+  # In case the user running this has a .mlrrc
+  ENV['MLRRC'] = '__none__'
 
   print make_top